'To go from 40 down to 31 was really difficult' - Joe Schmidt on his Rugby World Cup Squad September 02, 2019 451 Ultimate Rugby 'To go from 40 down to 31 was really difficult' - Joe Schmidt on his Rugby World Cup Squad Head coach Joe Schmidt on the tough calls the coaches had to make for the 31 man Ireland Rugby World Cup squad. View this post on Instagram The Ireland 31-man squad is in!☘️ This team will finish __________ at #RWC2019 🏆 A post shared by Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) on Sep 2, 2019 at 5:15am PDT Video: Irish Rugby FULL SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT