RWC2019: Teams up for New Zealand v Ireland

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It’s less than 48 hours until Ireland’s biggest game of this four-year World Cup cycle gets underway and Joe Schmidt has opted for experience in his starting 15.

Rory Best, Iain Henderson and Jacob Stockdale are all involved in the lineup while Rob Herring, who flew to Japan during the week, misses out with Niall Scannell named as the replacement hooker.

Along side Best in the front row is the familiar faces of Cian Healy and Tadhg Furlong and loosehead and tighthead respectively. Iain Henderson and James Ryan combine in the second row with the Ulsterman fresh from a decent outing against Samoa last week. Peter O’Mahony, Josh van der Flier and CJ Stander start in the back row.

Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton continue as the halfbacks while Robbie Henshaw replaces the suspended Bundee Aki at inside centre.

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