As it's now 2025 and a British & Irish Lions year, we thought it high time that Planet Rugby named its starting XV for the first Test against the Wallabies.
As the year draws to a close, Planet Rugby's writers sat down to settle on their best XV of players from the past 12 months in the club and Test arena.
Ireland captain Caelan Doris is keen to build on the lessons learnt from last year's World Cup quarter-final loss to the All Blacks when the sides meet again at the Aviva Stadium on Friday.
