The Ireland A national rugby league team nicknamed the Wolfhounds is made up of amateur players from the Irish domestic competition. The team competed against England A, Wales A and Scotland A in the Amateur Four Nations and against the USA in a St Patrick's Day match. The team is administered by Rugby League Ireland. Carl De Chenu is the current coach.
The following squad was picked for the 2015 match against Belgium
| Player | Club |
|---|---|
| Rob Armstong | Cork Bulls |
| Gerard Arthurs | Cork Bulls |
| Brian Bennett | Treaty City Titans |
| Jack Burke | Galway Tribesmen |
| James Carleton | Portadown Pumas |
| Adam Cox | Dublin City Exiles |
| Josh Donaldson | Ballynahinch Rabbitohs |
| Casey Dunne | Athboy Longhorns |
| Nick Finlay | Ballynahinch Rabbitohs |
| Declan Foy | Cork Bulls |
| Gareth Gill | Ballynahinch Rabbitohs |
| Brendan Guilfoyle | Treaty City Titans |
| James Kelly | Dublin City Exiles |
| Eoin King | Athboy Longhorns |
| Ryan Latimer | Belfast Met |
| Anthony Leifi | Galway Tribesmen |
| Conor MacKey | Galway Tribesmen |
| Clark McAllister | Portadown Pumas |
| Paul McDonald | Athboy Longhorns |
| Connor Phillips | Ballynahinch Rabbitohs |
| Peter Ryan | Galway Tribesmen |
| Curtis Stewart | Belfast Met |
| Lemaki Vaipulu | Treaty City Titans |
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 48 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 39.58% | – | – | – |
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