Paul O’Connell makes no promises of new caps on Ireland's tour

Despite the 2027 Rugby World Cup creeping up quickly and Ireland’s ageing squad not getting any younger, Paul O’Connell says they won’t “try to cap people” for the sake of it on their three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand.

While clashes against the Wallabies and All Blacks will give Andy Farrell’s men a proper test 15 months out from the World Cup, the clash wedged in between on July 11 against Eddie Jones’s Brave Blossoms seemingly represents a golden opportunity to build the base.

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