<prompt> Tlatša polelo ye e latelago: Ireland e feditše e le lefelo la boraro ka  <response>: 2016 Six Nations Championship ka diphenyo tše pedi kgahlanong le Italy 5815 le Scotland 3525, papadi kgahlanong le Wales 1616 le diphenyo tše pedi kgahlanong le Fora 109 le Engelane 2110. Ka June 2016, Schmidt o ile a etelela Ireland pele go thopa phenyo ya bona ya mathomo go Afrika Borwa ge MaIrish a thopile teko ya mathomo ya leeto la bona la Afrika Borwa ka 2620. Se e be e le go sa šetšwe go bapala le dibapadi tše 14 feela lepatlelong ka metsotso e fetago e 50 ya papadi ge CJ Stander a be a fiwa karata e khwibidu ka motsotsong wa bo-22. Tekong ya bobedi, Ireland e be e eteletše pele Afrika Borwa ka 19 go 3 ka nako ya go khutša, eupša dintlha tše 29 tšeo di sa arabjago ka seripeng sa bobedi di ile tša dira gore Afrika Borwa e sepele ka go lekana le seripeng. Teko ya mafelelo e ile ya bona Afrika Borwa e thopa phadišano, ka phenyo ya 1913 godimo ga Ireland. Ka 24 Oktoboro 2016, Schmidt o saenetše kontraka ye mpsha le Irish Rugby Football Union go tšwela pele bjalo ka molaodi wa Ireland go fihla mafelelong a 2019 Rugby World Cup. Ka 5 Nofemere 2016, ka papading ya mathomo ya Ireland ya Autumn Internationals, Ireland e ile ya fenya New Zealand la mathomo papading ya teko, ya fenya 4029. Bekeng e latetšego, ba ile ba fenya Canada kua Dublin 5221, pele ba bapala le New Zealand gape, nakong ye, ba lahlegelwa ke 219. Ka November 26, Ireland e ile ya fenya Australia ka makga a mararo ka makga a 27 go 24, gomme ya ba sehlopha sa mathomo ga e sa le go tloga Engelane ka 2003, go fenya Australia, New Zealand le Afrika Borwa ka ngwaga o tee. 