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Schmidt in conversation with Jordan Larmour. Dan Sheridan/INPHO

Schmidt includes uncapped Addison as Murray misses out on Ireland squad

Sam Arnold and Leinster out-half Ross Byrne will also hope to win their first cap next month.

IRELAND HEAD COACH Joe Schmidt has picked a 42-man squad for the November Tests without star scrum-half Conor Murray.

Despite signing a new contract with the IRFU last month, the Munster man misses out on the four-Test schedule as he continues to recover from a neck injury.

There are three uncapped players among the group with Ulster’s Will Addison named among the back-line options alongside Munster centre Sam Arnold and Leinster out-half Ross Byrne, who toured Australia during the summer.

Addison was recruited to play for Ulster this season after coming through the ranks with the Sale Sharks, where he was club captain before crossing the sea.

Irish-qualified through his Fermanagh-born mother, Addison trained with Schmidt’s squad during the tour of Australia in June. The 26-year-old is comfortable in the back three, but has excelled in the centre for the northern province through the opening weeks of this season.

Simon Zebo and Olivier Klemenczak tackle Will Addison Addison breaks through Simon Zebo and Olivier Klemenczak on Saturday. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Ireland, who will be once again captained by Rory Best, have won 14 of the last 15 Tests, a run that took them to a Grand Slam and a successful series win in Australia. That form will be put to the ultimate exam next month as the back-to-back world champions New Zealand visit the Aviva Stadium on 17 November.

Schmidt’s side will begin their schedule in Chicago against Italy on 3 November before returning to Dublin to host Argentina on 10 November and the Guinness Series will conclude against USA on 24 November.

Ireland squad for November internationals 2018

Forwards (24)

Front row

Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 111 (captain)
Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 62
Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 9
Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 6
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 81
Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 22
Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 50
Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 8
John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 15
Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht) 7
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 26

Second row

Tadhg Beirne (Munster) 2
Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 39
Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht) 6
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 11
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 60

Back row

Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 10
Dan Leavy (UCD/Leinster) 10
Jordi Murphy (Ulster) 23
Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster) 51
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 50 (vc)
Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 19
CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 26
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 9

Backs (18)

Half-backs

Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 6
Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 22
John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster) 2
Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 76 (vc)
Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster) *
Joey Carbery (Munster) 12

Centre

Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 14
Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster) 2
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 36
Will Addison (Enniskillen/Ulster) *
Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 9
Sam Arnold (Garryowen/Munster) *

Back three

Jacob Stockdale (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 11
Darren Sweetnam (Cork Constitution/Munster) 2
Jordan Larmour (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 6
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 86
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 70
Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 7

(* denotes uncapped at international level, number next to play shows number of international appearances)

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    May 16th 2016, 10:42 PM

    Pity, would have loved to have seen him in action one more time, an artist of a footballer

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    May 17th 2016, 11:55 AM

    You can watch him on Sky Sports every weekend in MLS

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    May 17th 2016, 5:03 PM

    Sorry, can’t afford sky sports!

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    May 16th 2016, 10:43 PM

    Lads I don’t even think borini would get in our squad

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    May 16th 2016, 11:49 PM

    There is no way they will bring him, he will be first one cut fron the list, I assume some of the players were picked just to fill a squad for the training camp so they can have full games

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    May 16th 2016, 10:56 PM

    Poor squad by Italian standards. Can’t see them getting out the group.

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    Mute An_Beal_Bocht
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    May 17th 2016, 11:04 AM

    They’ve good pedigree which can count for a lot in these tournaments

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    Mute Philip Farrell
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    May 17th 2016, 11:54 AM

    Who can finish ahead of them though, aside from Belgium? Our team isn’t any better and Sweden are muck

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    May 16th 2016, 10:50 PM

    He is not in the squad…. Unlikely? What kind of headline is that?

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    May 16th 2016, 11:04 PM

    Someone could get injured in fairness…

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    May 16th 2016, 11:34 PM

    Is there any way we could get Pirlo to wear a Glenn Whelan mask.

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    Mute Philip Farrell
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    May 17th 2016, 12:00 PM

    It’d never fit

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    May 17th 2016, 12:01 AM

    Ye that squad is very poor for their standards. We actaully have a chance to get second in our group or most likely get through as one of best placed 3rd teams

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    May 17th 2016, 8:20 AM

    Italians like a bit of bribery, this is chance for Delaney to do something useful with those wages

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    Mute Philip Farrell
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    May 17th 2016, 11:58 AM

    It is poor, but Buffon, Chiellini, Bonucci, Barzagli, Florenzi, De Rossi, and Motta would all walk into the Irish team. How many of our players would walk into theirs? We always have a chance, past tournaments (Euro 2012 aside) bear this out; but let’s not kid ourselves. Even without Marchetti and Verratti, Italy are still much better on paper than Ireland.

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    May 16th 2016, 10:49 PM

    Thought Pirlo was gonna get a recall with Verratti and Marchisio injured

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    May 17th 2016, 10:20 AM

    No Pirlo. No Party.

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    May 17th 2016, 11:52 AM

    Don’t worry Joe Allen will be there

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    May 17th 2016, 1:36 PM

    No room for Mario?

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    May 17th 2016, 4:48 PM

    May not be their best squad but they have the knack of progressing in tournaments

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