9. Jack McGrath
The year saw the prop slip down the pecking order with Ireland as Joe Schmidt preferred Cian Healy and David Kilkoyne during the Autumn Internationals. It was a major surprise that McGrath was demoted from shadow British and Irish Lions prop to bit-runner.
10. Teimana Harrison
Winning five England caps in 2016, the back-rower has found himself outside of the squad for the entirety of this year, struggling to recapture his best form.