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Ireland vs France - 20/08/2011 - RWC Warm Up
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<blockquote data-quote="Jockstap" data-source="post: 432106" data-attributes="member: 38678"><p>From the offy</p><p></p><div style="text-align: left">The Ireland team to play France has been named. Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has returned to the starting line up and will lead the team out on Saturday for the Guinness Summer Series.</p><div style="text-align: left"><div style="text-align: right"><iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A//www.irishrugby.ie/news/23613.php&style=normal&o=http%3A//www.irishrugby.ie/home.php&b=1" height="61" width="50" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> <div style="text-align: right"><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande'"><strong>Share</strong></span></span></div> </div></div> <div style="text-align: left">In what is a busy week for the Ireland squad, two Irish teams will play games in the space of three days. An Ireland Select XV will take on Connacht on Thursday evening in Donnybrook Stadium followed by Ireland playing France in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.In the Guinness Summer Series international against France, the test match team will take the field with 10 changes to the run on side from the team that played the previous week.</div> <div style="text-align: left">There are six changes in the backline, one of which is positional. <strong>Felix Jones</strong> will make his first start for Ireland at full back and <strong>Keith Earls</strong> moves from the centre to left wing.</div> <div style="text-align: left">With Earls moving into the back three, <strong>Gordon D'Arcy</strong> comes into the midfield alongside Captain <strong>Brian O'Driscoll</strong>, who will both be making their debuts for the season. <strong>Jonathan Sexton</strong> will start at No.10 and he will be partnered at half back by <strong>Tomas O'Leary</strong>.</div> <div style="text-align: left"><strong>Paul O'Connell</strong> and <strong>Jamie Heaslip</strong> come into the starting team after being second half replacements last weekend and <strong>Sean O'Brien</strong> moves to No.6.</div> <div style="text-align: left"><u><strong>Ireland Team & Replacements (v France, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Saturday, August 20th, kick-off 5.00pm local):</strong></u></div> <div style="text-align: left">15 - Felix Jones (Shannon/ Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">14 - Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) Captain</div> <div style="text-align: left">12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">11 - Keith Earls (Thomond/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">10 - Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary's College/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">9 - Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">2 - Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">4 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">5 - Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">6 - Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">7 - David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left"><strong>Replacements</strong>:</div> <div style="text-align: left">16 - Jerry Flannery (Shannon/ Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">17 - Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">18 - Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht)</div> <div style="text-align: left">19 - Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">20 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">21 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">22 - Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/ Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left"><strong><a href="http://www.paddypower.com/bet/rugby-union/international-matches/Ireland-v-France-2929570.html?AFF_ID=10058567" target="_blank">Free 20 Euro bet with Paddy Power</a></strong></div> <div style="text-align: left">In the Connacht game, several players who were involved in the test match against France last week get another chance to play in Donnybrook tomorrow evening.</div> <div style="text-align: left"><strong>Leo Cullen</strong> will captain the side and will be partnered in the second row by <strong>Mick O'Driscoll</strong>, with <strong>Tony Buckley</strong>, <strong>Sean Cronin, John Hayes</strong> completing the front five. <strong>Shane Jennings</strong> will have his first outing of August after returning from a broken arm alongside<strong>Kevin McLaughlin</strong> and <strong>Denis Leamy</strong> in the back row.</div> <div style="text-align: left">Isaac Boss and Paddy Wallace will make up the half back partnership with <strong>Fergus McFadden, Johne Murphy</strong> and <strong>Geordan Murphy</strong> in the back three.</div> <div style="text-align: left"><u><strong>Ireland Select XV Team & Replacements (v Connacht, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin, Thursday, August 18th, kick-off 6.30pm local):</strong></u></div> <div style="text-align: left">15 - Geordan Murphy (Leicester)</div> <div style="text-align: left">14 - Johne Murphy (Young Munster/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">13 - Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">12 - Ian Keatley (Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">11 - Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">10 - Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">9 - Isaac Boss (Terenure College/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">1 - Tony Buckley (Sale)</div> <div style="text-align: left">2 - Sean Cronin (Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">3 - John Hayes (Bruff/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">4 - Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">5 - Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">6 - Kevin McLaughlin (St.Mary's College/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">7 - Shane Jennings (St.Mary's College/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">8 - Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Leinster)</div> <div style="text-align: left"><strong>Replacements</strong>:</div> <div style="text-align: left">16 - Damien Varley (Garryowen/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">17 - Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">18 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">19 - Niall Ronan (Shannon/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">20 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">21 - Denis Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster)</div> <div style="text-align: left">22 - Ian Whitten (Ballymena/Ulster)</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jockstap, post: 432106, member: 38678"] From the offy [LEFT]The Ireland team to play France has been named. Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has returned to the starting line up and will lead the team out on Saturday for the Guinness Summer Series. [LEFT][RIGHT]<iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A//www.irishrugby.ie/news/23613.php&style=normal&o=http%3A//www.irishrugby.ie/home.php&b=1" height="61" width="50" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> [COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT=lucida grande][B]Share[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/RIGHT] [/LEFT] In what is a busy week for the Ireland squad, two Irish teams will play games in the space of three days. An Ireland Select XV will take on Connacht on Thursday evening in Donnybrook Stadium followed by Ireland playing France in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.In the Guinness Summer Series international against France, the test match team will take the field with 10 changes to the run on side from the team that played the previous week. There are six changes in the backline, one of which is positional. [B]Felix Jones[/B] will make his first start for Ireland at full back and [B]Keith Earls[/B] moves from the centre to left wing. With Earls moving into the back three, [B]Gordon D'Arcy[/B] comes into the midfield alongside Captain [B]Brian O'Driscoll[/B], who will both be making their debuts for the season. [B]Jonathan Sexton[/B] will start at No.10 and he will be partnered at half back by [B]Tomas O'Leary[/B]. [B]Paul O'Connell[/B] and [B]Jamie Heaslip[/B] come into the starting team after being second half replacements last weekend and [B]Sean O'Brien[/B] moves to No.6. [U][B]Ireland Team & Replacements (v France, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Saturday, August 20th, kick-off 5.00pm local):[/B][/U] 15 - Felix Jones (Shannon/ Munster) 14 - Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) Captain 12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster) 11 - Keith Earls (Thomond/Munster) 10 - Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary's College/Leinster) 9 - Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin/Munster) 1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 2 - Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster) 4 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 5 - Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster) 6 - Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster) 7 - David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster) 8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster) [B]Replacements[/B]: 16 - Jerry Flannery (Shannon/ Munster) 17 - Tom Court (Malone/Ulster) 18 - Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht) 19 - Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster) 20 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster) 21 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster) 22 - Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/ Leinster) [B][URL="http://www.paddypower.com/bet/rugby-union/international-matches/Ireland-v-France-2929570.html?AFF_ID=10058567"]Free 20 Euro bet with Paddy Power[/URL][/B] In the Connacht game, several players who were involved in the test match against France last week get another chance to play in Donnybrook tomorrow evening. [B]Leo Cullen[/B] will captain the side and will be partnered in the second row by [B]Mick O'Driscoll[/B], with [B]Tony Buckley[/B], [B]Sean Cronin, John Hayes[/B] completing the front five. [B]Shane Jennings[/B] will have his first outing of August after returning from a broken arm alongside[B]Kevin McLaughlin[/B] and [B]Denis Leamy[/B] in the back row. Isaac Boss and Paddy Wallace will make up the half back partnership with [B]Fergus McFadden, Johne Murphy[/B] and [B]Geordan Murphy[/B] in the back three. [U][B]Ireland Select XV Team & Replacements (v Connacht, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin, Thursday, August 18th, kick-off 6.30pm local):[/B][/U] 15 - Geordan Murphy (Leicester) 14 - Johne Murphy (Young Munster/Munster) 13 - Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 12 - Ian Keatley (Munster) 11 - Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 10 - Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster) 9 - Isaac Boss (Terenure College/Leinster) 1 - Tony Buckley (Sale) 2 - Sean Cronin (Leinster) 3 - John Hayes (Bruff/Munster) 4 - Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster) 5 - Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster) 6 - Kevin McLaughlin (St.Mary's College/Leinster) 7 - Shane Jennings (St.Mary's College/Leinster) 8 - Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Leinster) [B]Replacements[/B]: 16 - Damien Varley (Garryowen/Munster) 17 - Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster) 18 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster) 19 - Niall Ronan (Shannon/Munster) 20 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 21 - Denis Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster) 22 - Ian Whitten (Ballymena/Ulster) [/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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