Gordon D'Arcy may have lost his Ireland place, but he's kept his sense of humour - SportsJOE.ie

Joe Schmidt named his Irish team to face Italy this afternoon, and in a new move, the IRFU revealed the Twitter handles of each of the XV players who'll take to the field in Rome.

Gordon D'Arcy missed out on a place in the side, with Schmidt instead opting for Jared Payne to partner Robbie Henshaw in the midfield. Today FM political correspondent Gavan Reilly pointed out on Twitter that it may have been the IRFU's first chance to try out their new idea, since D'Arcy wasn't a Twitter user. As we all know though, D'Arcy is a regular tweeter, and when he was informed about Reilly's faux pas, he was quick to ask what he'd ever done to deserve such a putdown. https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/563310238112448512 https://twitter.com/TheKavOfficial/status/563310524029734912 https://twitter.com/Gordonwdarcy/status/563311539126824960 It's just not been D'Arcy's day, has it?

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Gordon D’Arcy may have lost his Ireland place, but he’s kept his sense of humour

Joe Schmidt named his Irish team to face Italy this afternoon, and in a new move, the IRFU revealed the Twitter handles of each of the XV players who'll take to the field in Rome.

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