Still, looks very odd.
Ireland are taking on New Zealand at Soldier Field today and, by God, is Rory Best up for it:
Rory Best ain't f***ing around today pic.twitter.com/d7vnvjbO81
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) November 5, 2016
Ireland have two potential debutants on their bench and they will be hoping they can unlock the Kiwi defence when their moments come.
Joey Carbery and Garry Ringrose are two of Irish rugby’s brightest prospects and both should get a run-out in this Test.
Even if both lads get game-time, their treasured jerseys will forever have ‘Cap 0’ on them.
It turns out, there is a simple (enough) reason for this. The IRFU are playing it safe, just in case one or both players don’t get on.
Were either player to be in from the start the jersey would say ‘Cap 1’ but there’s no such luck for an uncapped player named on the bench. Irish outhalf Ian Madigan solved this mystery for us:
@andymcgeady @Cumoski @gerrythornley when u r off the bench it is always current caps on the jersey…I've worked it out!!
— Ian madigan (@Ian_madigan) November 5, 2016
Their time will surely come.
Until then, it’s Cap 0.
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