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RWC2011: Ireland team for Wales.

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John McMurtry

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The Ireland team to play Wales in the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup at Wellington Regional Stadium this Saturday has been named. 

Hooker Rory Best is continuing to receive treatment on his right shoulder. A final decision on his availability will be taken later in the week.

Should he fail to recover in time, Sean Cronin will start in the front row alongside Cian Healy and Mike Ross with Damien Varley coming onto the bench.

Head coach Declan Kidney commented:

“We have to put a team in 48 hours before kick-off. The decision (on Rory) could go right to the end, we’ll make it when we have to make it.

“I wouldn’t want to tempt fate by rating his chances, but he’s not ruled out which is always the first sign.

 “He had a good day yesterday which everyone was very positive about. He’s making great progress and we’re taking it one day at a time.”

Otherwise the selected team is unchanged from last weekend’s 36-6 victory over Italy which confirmed Ireland’s presence in the knockout stages of the World Cup.

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One response to “RWC2011: Ireland team for Wales.”

  1. junty

    Tend to agree with you on this one John, I think that if the Ireland pack play anywhere near as well as they played against the aussies and the eyeties, then the welsh pack are in for a tough time. The back row of Heaslip, SOB & 1F are a match for anyone and probably, in my humble opinion, cumulatively the best 3 at the RWC. If however the welsh backs are set loose then Ireland will have a job containing them.
    With regards to the semi-final opponents …… very much depends upon which froggie team turns up on the day !! We hope that its the silky frogs turn up and show their class against an ordinary over-rated english team, who I must say in their defence have been clinical in finishing any half chance that they have been given. However if its the sulky froggie team which turns up…… then we know what the sunday morning papers will be full of !!

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