The team to face Argentina in this Sunday’s quarter-final at the Millennium Stadium has been named after a week of injury headaches and a farewell to Ireland legend and captain Paul O’Connell.
There are just three changes to the side that toppled France last weekend, with O’Connell and Peter O’Mahoney ruled out by injury and Sean O’Brien suspended. Ulster’s Chris Henry replaces O’Brien at openside flanker and joins Jordi Murphy who takes the blindside in the absence of O’Mahoney. Jamie Heaslip captains the team at number 8 and is set to make his 80th appearance in an Irish jersey.
Iain Henderson starts in the second row alongside Devin Toner, with last week’s front row of Cian Healy, Mike Ross and Rory Best starting.
Jonathan Sexton returns at out-half to combine with Conor Murray at scrum-half and Ireland’s familiar centre partnership at this tournament, Robbie Henshaw and Keith Earls, come together for the third game in a row. Ulster’s Tommy Bowe lines up in the . . .
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