Casey, Jansen and Timoney start against Argentina
Summary
Ireland have named Craig Casey, Nick Timoney and Sean Jansen to start against Argentina in Dublin on Friday, 6 November. Jamison Gibson-Park and Josh van der Flier will be among the replacements, while Dan Sheehan captains Ireland in Caelan Doris’s absence.Key Facts
- The Nations Championship match will be played at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, with kick-off at 20:10 GMT.
- Sean Jansen will start at number eight because Caelan Doris and Jack Conan are unavailable through injury.
- Craig Casey will start at scrum-half alongside fly-half Sam Prendergast.
- Nick Timoney’s selection gives him a ninth consecutive Ireland Test appearance; seven of his previous eight came off the bench.
- Robbie Henshaw will start at centre with Stuart McCloskey because Garry Ringrose is out with a hamstring problem.
- Mack Hansen, Andrew Porter and Ryan Baird return to Ireland’s starting lineup after injury absences.
- Argentina have made 12 changes from the team that drew 28-28 with Australia in September.
- Juan Cruz Mallia returns from injury to win his first Argentina cap since November 2025.
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