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<blockquote data-quote="Jockstap" data-source="post: 324472" data-attributes="member: 38678"><p><strong><a href="http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_21249.php" target="_blank">http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_21249.php</a></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Chris Henry,</strong> the Ulster back rower, is one of four players, including <strong>Paddy Wallace, Jonathan Sexton</strong> and <strong>Niall Ronan,</strong> who have been retained in the starting line-up from Ireland's last game against New Zealand Maori. <strong>Rob Kearney, Tommy Bowe, Andrew Trimble, Tomas O'Leary</strong> and team captain <strong>Brian O'Driscoll</strong> return to the back-line for Ireland's final match of their summer tour, against Australia at Suncorp Stadium.</p><p></p><p>In the forwards, <strong>Mick O'Driscoll</strong> will partner his Munster colleague <strong>Donncha O'Callaghan</strong> in the second row after recovering from a back injury.</p><p> <strong>Cian Healy, Sean Cronin</strong> and <strong>Tony Buckley</strong> form the front row, as they did in the recent Test against the All Blacks.</p><p> Teenage flanker <strong>Rhys Ruddock</strong> and hooker <strong>Damien Varley,</strong> who have been named among the replacements, are the other uncapped players in the matchday 22.</p><p> <strong>Dan Tuohy,</strong> a Test debutant against New Zealand, and <strong>Ronan O'Gara,</strong> who stands on 99 Ireland caps, have also been included on the bench.</p><p> A calf injury hampered hooker <strong>Jerry Flannery's</strong> bid to make the Test selection, while flanker <strong>David Wallace</strong> has flown home to be with his wife Aileen for the birth of their second child.</p><p> <strong><u>IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Australia, Summer Tour Match, Suncorp Stadium, Saturday, June 26, kick-off 8.05pm local time/11.05am Irish time):</u></strong></p><p> <strong>15 -</strong> Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)</p><p><strong>14 -</strong> Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)</p><p><strong>13 -</strong> Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)</p><p><strong>12 -</strong> Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)</p><p><strong>11 -</strong> Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)</p><p><strong>10 -</strong> Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)</p><p><strong>9 -</strong> Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin/Munster)</p><p><strong>1 -</strong> Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)</p><p><strong>2 -</strong> Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht)</p><p><strong>3 -</strong> Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster)</p><p><strong>4 -</strong> Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)</p><p><strong>5 -</strong> Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster)</p><p><strong>6 -</strong> Niall Ronan (Shannon/Munster)</p><p><strong>7 -</strong> Shane Jennings (St. Mary's College/Leinster)</p><p><strong>8 -</strong> Chris Henry (Ballymena/Ulster) *</p><p></p><p><em><u>Replacements:</u></em></p><p> <strong>16 -</strong> Damien Varley (Garryowen/Munster) *</p><p><strong>17 -</strong> Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)</p><p><strong>18 -</strong> Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)</p><p><strong>19 -</strong> Rhys Ruddock (UCD/Leinster) *</p><p><strong>20 -</strong> Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)</p><p><strong>21 -</strong> Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)</p><p><strong>22 -</strong> Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jockstap, post: 324472, member: 38678"] [B][url]http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_21249.php[/url] Chris Henry,[/B] the Ulster back rower, is one of four players, including [B]Paddy Wallace, Jonathan Sexton[/B] and [B]Niall Ronan,[/B] who have been retained in the starting line-up from Ireland's last game against New Zealand Maori. [B]Rob Kearney, Tommy Bowe, Andrew Trimble, Tomas O'Leary[/B] and team captain [B]Brian O'Driscoll[/B] return to the back-line for Ireland's final match of their summer tour, against Australia at Suncorp Stadium. In the forwards, [B]Mick O'Driscoll[/B] will partner his Munster colleague [B]Donncha O'Callaghan[/B] in the second row after recovering from a back injury. [B]Cian Healy, Sean Cronin[/B] and [B]Tony Buckley[/B] form the front row, as they did in the recent Test against the All Blacks. Teenage flanker [B]Rhys Ruddock[/B] and hooker [B]Damien Varley,[/B] who have been named among the replacements, are the other uncapped players in the matchday 22. [B]Dan Tuohy,[/B] a Test debutant against New Zealand, and [B]Ronan O'Gara,[/B] who stands on 99 Ireland caps, have also been included on the bench. A calf injury hampered hooker [B]Jerry Flannery's[/B] bid to make the Test selection, while flanker [B]David Wallace[/B] has flown home to be with his wife Aileen for the birth of their second child. [B][U]IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Australia, Summer Tour Match, Suncorp Stadium, Saturday, June 26, kick-off 8.05pm local time/11.05am Irish time):[/U][/B] [B]15 -[/B] Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) [B]14 -[/B] Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) [B]13 -[/B] Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt) [B]12 -[/B] Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster) [B]11 -[/B] Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) [B]10 -[/B] Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster) [B]9 -[/B] Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin/Munster) [B]1 -[/B] Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) [B]2 -[/B] Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht) [B]3 -[/B] Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster) [B]4 -[/B] Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster) [B]5 -[/B] Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster) [B]6 -[/B] Niall Ronan (Shannon/Munster) [B]7 -[/B] Shane Jennings (St. Mary's College/Leinster) [B]8 -[/B] Chris Henry (Ballymena/Ulster) * [I][U]Replacements:[/U][/I] [B]16 -[/B] Damien Varley (Garryowen/Munster) * [B]17 -[/B] Tom Court (Malone/Ulster) [B]18 -[/B] Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster) [B]19 -[/B] Rhys Ruddock (UCD/Leinster) * [B]20 -[/B] Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster) [B]21 -[/B] Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster) [B]22 -[/B] Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers) [/QUOTE]
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