The subsequent championship campaign saw McGrath make his debut in a quarter-final defeat of Cork.
He scored his fifth World Cup try in Ireland's quarter-final defeat at the hands of Wales.
Johnson's starting XV for last autumn's quarter-final defeat by France featured seven players over the age of 30.
He scored Scotland's solitary try during its quarter-final defeat to Australia.
Johnson resigned as the national team manager after England's disappointing World Cup campaign, which ended with a quarter-final defeat by France.
Ayew missed the team's quarter-final defeat on penalties to Uruguay due to yellow card accumulation.
A quarter-final defeat at Liverpool ended the club's FA Cup interest for another season.
However, after a quarter-final defeat against Croatia, Germany was out of the tournament.
He was fined £3,000 for jumping from a ferry in Auckland following his side's quarter-final defeat by France.
Denmark's World Cup campaign ended in a quarter-final defeat to later runners-up Brazil.