Joe Schmidt turns page with nod to Declan Meredith ahead of Ireland clash

Andy Farrell’s Ireland will come up against a new-look Wallabies side on July 4, with neither James O’Connor nor Tane Edmed to be named in Joe Schmidt’s Test squad next week.

Instead, having invested heavily in Edmed last year and continually turned to James O’Connor, Schmidt will pin his faith in Carter Gordon, recall Ben Donaldson and give an opportunity to 26-year-old Declan Meredith.

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