Joe Schmidt challenges Ireland rookies to think for themselves in Argentina Test

Joe Schmidt has challenged his Test rookies to survive on their wits, not rely on the experience of those around them, after naming an inexperienced backline to face old foes Argentina tomorrow, writes Simon Lewis.

It will not just be the jerseys that are green at the Aviva Stadium when Ireland meet the Pumas for the first time since that fateful 43-20 World Cup quarter-final defeat in Cardiff in November 2015. From numbers 11 through to 14, the collective cap count of four for the two wings and two centres suggests a certain rawness at this level also.