 Stringer was included in Ireland's squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-ups in August, but did not feature in any of the warm-up tests and was not selected in the final 30-man squad for the World Cup in New Zealand.His last match for Ireland came in the 2011 Six Nations Championship in a 24-8 win against England on 19 March.On 12 August 2000, Stringer played for the Barbarians against Germany.