NAME: Josh van der Flier
DOB: 25/04/1993
POSITION: Flanker
DEBUT: v Zebre, 11 Oct 2014
Was already a European Player of the Year and Ireland Players' Player of the Year before being named World Rugby player of the year in 2022.
The flanker was instrumental in Ireland's Test series win against New Zealand in 2022, starting all three Tests.
The Wicklow man played 143 times for Leinster since his debut in 2014 ahead of the 2024/25 season.
