Rugby squad confirmed: Ireland leave Trimble out; take two scrum-halves

Yet there were also notable absentees, with 2014 Ireland player of the year Andrew Trimble overlooked for one of the back three places.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2015 - 10:01

By Simon Lewis

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt officially named his 31-player squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup on Tuesday morning and spoke of some very tight decisions as he confirmed he was taking just two specialist scrum-halves to England later this month.

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