Ireland team to face Australia

– November 11, 2009

Ireland have named an experienced side to take on Australia this weekend, and we’ll all be getting behind them!

Cian Healy is the only debutant in a strong side that could well end the Wallabies’ chances of a Grand Slam.

15: Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14: Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
13: Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster)
12: Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)
11: Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)
10: Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
9: Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin/Munster)

1: Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)*
2: Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster)
3: John Hayes (Bruff/Munster)
4: Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
5: Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
6: Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster)
7: David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)
8: Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht)*
17: Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
18: Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster)
19: Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster)
20: Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21: Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary’s College/Leinster)*
22: Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)