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RWC 2011: Ireland v Australia

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John McMurtry

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The Ireland team and replacements for the Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Australia at Eden Park on Saturday (KO 9.30am) has been announced. There are four changes to the side that beat the USA.

Up front Cian Healy returns to the starting line-up at loosehead prop, having recovered from an eye injury with Ulster’s Tom Court dropping to the bench. Court is likely to see plenty of game time against his homeland with Healy likely to go off injured or carded through just too  much excitement on making his World Cup debut!

Fellow Rugby World Cup debutant Sean O’Brien makes his long awaited return slotting in at 7 alongside Ulster’s Stephen Ferris and Jamie Heaslip to give a hard running back row but one that David Pocock is, probably, not loosing too much sleep about though Quade Cooper may be developing a nervous twitch!

As expected Eoin Reddan will start . . .

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3 responses to “RWC 2011: Ireland v Australia”

  1. the mote

    Anyone who thought D’Arcy was going to be dropped is living with the Cuckcoos Kidney has never picked D’Arcy for his attacking play but due to the fact that he and BoD play well together as a defensive mid field.

    Earls over Trimble is strange unless Trimble can only play on the same wing as Bowe but it doesn’t really wash well . Maybe Kidney only wants a selfish aggressive git on the wing if so he has got one.

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  2. LJ

    Andy T was the best ireland player throughout the whole of the WC warm up games … the rest couldn’t hold onto the ball at times.

    I don’t see why he isn’t starting … though maybe last week he was being saved for the aussie game but obv not

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  3. Doubry Ferkin

    Are Earls and D’arcy, Declan Kidney’s secret love children or what!!! I know that our Andy normally plays on the other wing but surely he offers much more defensively and offensively than Earls. And as for D’arcy where do you want me to start! Very disappointed in the ‘backs’ selection but then again it may be a cunning plan as I would much rather face South Africa in the quarters going on their last outing.

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