Dan Sheehan, Dave Kilcoyne and Robbie Henshaw set to be in selection mix for Saturday’s game
Keith Earls
Johnny Sexton earns a 7/10 after scoring two tries in Ireland's Rugby World Cup opener against Romania in Bordeaux
Joe McCarthy bucks the trend as Andy Farrell selects formidable starting Ireland XV for World Cup opener against Romania
Head coach hopeful his open-minded approach pays off as 18 Irish players to make their World Cup debuts
Ireland head coach calls winger ‘outstanding’ as he looks forward to the World Cup in France
Munster winger presumed as recently as April that this day would never come
Exhausted veteran keeping future plans close to his chest but remains motivated to deliver silverware for Munster
Ben Healy will again sit on the replacements bench with Jack Crowley starting at outhalf
The line up of current and former Irish international rugby players forging a career in business continues to grow with captain Johnny Sexton already planning his next move
Irish coach Andy Farrell has kept faith in the 35-year-old in preference to younger players
Head coach places his trust in inexperienced talent as Conor Murray and Keith Earls miss out
Joey Carbery forms exciting 10-12 axis with Crowley as Jack O’Donoghue returns to the backrow
Antoine Frisch recovers from thigh problem as Liam Coombes and Jean Kleyn also return
How the Ireland squad fared during their series-clinching victory in Wellington
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