Availability
Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 IST
Sourced absences only — not an IRFU medical list.
Newest official club/IRFU squad medical on file: 13 Oct 2026 (Ulster Rugby; Leinster Rugby 12 Oct; Munster Rugby 12 Oct).
Ireland (men)
Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 IST
Out
- Position
- Back row
- Injury
- Shoulder
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- The42
- Position
- Out-half
- Injury
- Concussion · RTP protocol
- Expected return
- Concussion RTP
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
- Position
- Loosehead prop
- Injury
- Ankle
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- The42
- Position
- Out-half
- Injury
- Lower-limb vascular injury (narrowing of a blood vessel)
- Expected return
- Christmas / New Year
- Source
- RTÉ
- Position
- Back row / No.8
- Injury
- Knee infection has delayed his recovery from summer foot and knee surgery (after the URC final, June)
- Expected return
- Early January
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
- Position
- Prop
- Injury
- Achilles
- Expected return
- Longer-term rehab
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
- Position
- Prop
- Injury
- Foot
- Expected return
- Longer-term rehab
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
- Position
- Centre
- Injury
- Shoulder surgery
- Expected return
- Shoulder surgery; no newer return date
- Source
- Munster Rugby
- Position
- Lock
- Injury
- Hip surgery in the summer
- Expected return
- a number of months
- Source
- Ulster Rugby
Ireland (women)
Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 IST
Out
- Position
- Back row
- Injury
- Ankle · surgery
- Expected return
- Misses South Africa Tests (24/31 Oct)
- Source
- RTÉ Sport
Out
- Position
- Lock
- Injury
- Knee
- Expected return
- Misses South Africa Tests (24/31 Oct)
- Source
- RTÉ Sport
Leinster
Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 IST
Out
- Position
- Back row
- Injury
- Shoulder
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- The42
- Position
- Out-half
- Injury
- Concussion · RTP protocol
- Expected return
- Concussion RTP
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
Doubtful
- Position
- Back row
- Injury
- Hamstring
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- Leinster Rugby
Returning
- Position
- Scrum-half
- Injury
- Groin
- Expected return
- Back in training · could feature v Munster (24 Oct)
- Source
- The42
Out
- Position
- Back row / No.8
- Injury
- Knee infection has delayed his recovery from summer foot and knee surgery (after the URC final, June)
- Expected return
- Early January
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
- Position
- Prop
- Injury
- Achilles
- Expected return
- Longer-term rehab
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
- Position
- Lock
- Injury
- Knee
- Expected return
- Longer-term rehab
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
- Position
- Prop
- Injury
- Foot
- Expected return
- Longer-term rehab
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
- Position
- Back three
- Injury
- Calf
- Expected return
- Longer-term rehab
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
- Position
- Back row
- Injury
- Foot
- Expected return
- Longer-term rehab
- Source
- Leinster Rugby (12 Oct) · no further update
Munster
Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 IST
Out
- Position
- Hooker
- Injury
- Ankle
- Expected return
- Unavailable
- Source
- Munster Rugby
- Position
- Full-back
- Injury
- Knee
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- Munster Rugby
- Position
- Loosehead prop
- Injury
- Ankle
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- The42
- Position
- Wing
- Injury
- Hamstring
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- Munster Rugby
Returning
- Position
- Out-half
- Injury
- Knee
- Expected return
- Back in on-pitch training · debut TBC
- Source
- Irish Examiner
Out
- Position
- Out-half
- Injury
- Lower-limb vascular injury (narrowing of a blood vessel)
- Expected return
- Christmas / New Year
- Source
- RTÉ
- Position
- Centre
- Injury
- Shoulder surgery
- Expected return
- Shoulder surgery; no newer return date
- Source
- Munster Rugby
- Position
- Wing
- Injury
- Hamstring surgery
- Expected return
- Hamstring surgery; no newer return date
- Source
- Munster Rugby
- Position
- Out-half
- Injury
- Shoulder surgery this week after a training-game injury
- Expected return
- early 2027
- Source
- Irish Independent · O’Shea cover
Returning
- Position
- Back row
- Injury
- Ankle · expected back
- Expected return
- Ankle · expected back
- Source
- The42
- Position
- Lock
- Injury
- Shoulder
- Expected return
- Back in on-pitch training
- Source
- Irish Examiner
Ulster
Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 IST
Out
- Position
- Centre
- Injury
- Hamstring injury in training this week
- Expected return
- a number of weeks
- Source
- Ulster Rugby
- Position
- Back row
- Injury
- Knee
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- Ulster Rugby
- Position
- Centre
- Injury
- Knee surgery in the off-season
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- Ulster Rugby
- Position
- Centre
- Injury
- Missing through injury
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- BBC Sport NI
- Position
- Wing
- Injury
- Knee
- Expected return
- No return date yet
- Source
- Ulster Rugby
- Position
- Not on file
- Injury
- Concussion
- Expected return
- Return to Play protocols
- Source
- Ulster Rugby
- Position
- Prop
- Injury
- Hamstring
- Expected return
- Missed Zebre; no update for Bulls (24 Oct)
- Source
- Ulster Rugby
- Position
- Second row
- Injury
- Knock
- Expected return
- Missed Zebre; no update for Bulls (24 Oct)
- Source
- Ulster Rugby
- Position
- Full-back
- Injury
- Knock
- Expected return
- Missed Zebre; no update for Bulls (24 Oct)
- Source
- Ulster Rugby
Out
- Position
- Lock
- Injury
- Hip surgery in the summer
- Expected return
- a number of months
- Source
- Ulster Rugby
Connacht
Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 IST
Out
- Position
- Hooker
- Injury
- Calf
- Expected return
- Should be available for Zebre (Connacht Rugby, 16 Oct)
- Source
- Connacht Rugby
- Position
- Wing
- Injury
- Hamstring
- Expected return
- Should be available for Zebre (Connacht Rugby, 16 Oct)
- Source
- Connacht Rugby
- Position
- Lock
- Injury
- Quad
- Expected return
- Return timeline TBC
- Source
- Connacht Rugby
- Position
- Centre
- Injury
- Knee
- Expected return
- Return timeline TBC
- Source
- Connacht Rugby
- Position
- Back row
- Injury
- Calf
- Expected return
- Should be available for Zebre (Connacht Rugby, 16 Oct)
- Source
- Connacht Rugby
- Position
- Scrum-half
- Injury
- Ankle ligament injury sustained in Connacht’s URC opener vs Stormers (Fri 25 Sep); not in the Benetton 23 (Fri 2 Oct FT)
- Expected return
- Coming weeks
- Source
- Connacht Rugby
Out
- Position
- Hooker
- Injury
- Ankle surgery after the pre-season friendly vs Vannes (Connacht squad update 21 Sep)
- Expected return
- December
- Source
- Connacht Rugby
- Position
- Centre
- Injury
- Leg
- Expected return
- December
- Source
- Connacht Rugby