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05 Sept 2025

Rugby: Kildare's Jimmy O'Brien named at full back for Ireland

Cap no. 2 on the way for Eadestown man

Rugby: Kildare's Jimmy O'Brien named at full back for Ireland

Jimmy O'Brien, in action for Ireland against New Zealand

Eadestown native Jimmy O'Brien has been selected at full back for Ireland as they take on Fiji at the Aviva Stadium in the Bank of Ireland Nations Series on Saturday afternoon at 1 pm.
The team will be captained for the first time by Tadhg Furlong.

O'Brien made collected his first cap last Saturday and is now selected at no. 15 in a much-changed side this this weekend's game.

The full Irleand team reads:

15. Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas) 1 cap
14. Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen) 3 caps
13. Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 60 caps
12. Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 7 caps
11. Mack Hansen (Connacht/Corinthians) 7 caps
10. Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 36 caps
9. Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 21 caps

1. Jeremy Loughman (Munster/Garryowen)*
2. Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 29 caps
3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 61 caps CAPTAIN
4. Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 9 caps
5. Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 34 caps
6. Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 21 caps
7. Nick Timoney (Ulster/Banbridge) 2 caps
8. Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 31 caps

Replacements
16. Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 11 caps
17. Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 119 caps
18. Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 3 caps
19. Cian Prendergast (Connacht/Galwegians)*
20. Max Deegan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 1 cap
21. Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 5 caps
22. Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution)*
23. Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 45 caps

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