Andy Farrell plays it safe with squad selection 

The Ireland head coach named a squad which shows little change from the group picked for the recent Six Nations games

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell kept with the familiar faces for the upcoming Nations Cups. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

The revolution won’t be televised. At least not over the course of the next month as Andy Farrell opted to play it safe with his 34-man squad for the Autumn Nations Cup.

With no prize money up for grabs and World Rugby rankings not holding the usual significance, there was a feeling Farrell might use this window to blood new players and focus on developing squad depth.