Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Ireland kwụsịrị n'ọnọdụ nke atọ na 2016 Six Nations Championship
mmeri abụọ megide Italy (58<unk>15) na Scotland (35<unk>25), draw megide Wales (16<unk>16) na mmeri abụọ megide France (10<unk>9) na England (21<unk>10). N'ọnwa Juun afọ 2016, Schmidt duziri Ireland na mmeri mbụ ha meriri South Africa mgbe ndị Irish meriri ule mbụ nke njem ha na South Africa 26 <unk> 20. Nke a bụ n'agbanyeghi na ọ bụ naanị ndị egwuregwu iri na anọ nọ n'ọhịa karịa nkeji iri ise nke egwuregwu mgbe CJ Stander nwetara kaadị ọbara ọbara na nkeji iri abụọ na abụọ. Na ule nke abụọ, Ireland butere South Africa ụzọ 19<unk>3 na ọkara oge, mana ihe 29 a na-azaghị na ọkara nke abụọ hụrụ South Africa ka ọ na-adọta ọkwa na usoro ahụ. N'ule ikpeazụ ahụ, South Africa meriri n'asọmpi ahụ, na mmeri 19 megide 13 n'ebe ndị Ireland nọ. N'abalị iri abụọ na anọ n'ọnwa Ọktoba n'afọ 2016, Schmidt bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta ọhụrụ ya na Irish Rugby Football Union ka ọ gaa n'ihu dịka onye isi nchịkwa Ireland ruo na njedebe nke 2019 Rugby World Cup. N'abalị ise nke ọnwa Nọvemba afọ 2016, na asọmpi mbụ nke Ireland n'asọmpi Autumn Internationals, Ireland meriri New Zealand na nke mbụ ya n'asọmpi ule, wee merie 40<unk>29. N'izu na-eso ya, ha meriri Canada na Dublin 52<unk>21, tupu ha egwuri egwu New Zealand ọzọ, n'oge a, na-efunahụ 21<unk>9. N'abalị iri abụọ na isii nke ọnwa Nọvemba, Ireland meriri ugboro atọ, merie Australia 27<unk>24, wee bụrụ ndị otu mbụ kemgbe England na 2003, meriri Australia, New Zealand na South Africa n'otu afọ.