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Ireland Starting XV To Play All Blacks In Chicago Named

Ireland Starting XV To Play All Blacks In Chicago Named
PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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Joe Schmidt has named his starting XV for Saturday's test against the All Blacks at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday evening.

The All-Blacks, just off the back of destroying all that was put in front of them in the Rugby Championship, go into the game as heavy 23-point handicap favourites with the bookies.

Ireland team vs All Blacks

Rob Kearney, Andrew Trimble, Jared Payne, Robbie Henshaw, Simon Zebo, Johnny Sexton, Conor Murray, Jack McGrath, Rory Best (capt), Tadhg Furlong, Devin Toner, Donnacha Ryan, CJ Stander, Jordi Murphy, Jamie Heaslip

Replacements:

Sean Cronin, Cian Healy, Finlay Bealham, Ultan Dillane, Josh van der Flier, Kieran Marmion, Joey Carbery, Garry Ringrose.

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The game kicks off at 8pm Irish time.

The two sides will face each other for a second time in Dublin on November 19th.

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Vodafone Ireland have also unveiled a special batch of Irish rugby player emojis for the occasion, which you can see below.

Rob Kearney
rob-kearney
Andrew Trimble
andrew-trimble
Jared Payne
jared-payne
Robbie Henshaw
robbe-henshaw
Simon Zebo
simon-zebo
Johnny Sexton
johnny-sexton
Conor Murray
conor-murray
Jack McGrath
jack-mcgrath
Rory Best (capt)
rory-best
Tadhg Furlong
tadhg-furlong
Devin Toner
devin-toner
Donnacha Ryan
donnacha-ryan
CJ Stander
cj-stander
Jordi Murphy
jordi-murphy
Jamie Heaslip
jamie-heaslip

Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

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