Ireland will take on New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia at the Aviva Stadium in November.
Andy Farrell and Ireland's USP may be that of having the most settled international rugby side the world has ever seen - it purposely didn't do first-up post RWC2023 change for instance. But all eyes on todays will naturally scan for hookers as Farrell sets out the November series with heaps of first-choice, already-capped, squad-familiar no2s unavailable.
Incumbents Dan Sheehan, Ronan Kelleher and Rob Herring who, between them have started all bar one match, since January 2020 are all currently injured; Ulster's Tom Stewart, who started against Samoa in August 2022, is also injured. Bar asking the 42 year-old Poyntzpass Prince Rory Best to come out of retirement, the only other hooker to have started for Ireland since 2018 is Munster's 32 year-old Niall Scannell.
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