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Joe Schmidt Names Ireland Team To Play All Blacks In Dublin

Joe Schmidt Names Ireland Team To Play All Blacks In Dublin
Gavan Casey
By Gavan Casey
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Joe Schmidt has named Seán O'Brien in his starting lineup to play the All Blacks at the Aviva Stadium this Saturday.

Ireland's Kiwi-born head coach makes just one change to his starting XV, with O'Brien replacing the injured Jordi Murphy. Paddy Jackson is promoted to the bench ahead of Joey Carbery, while Ultan Dillane is ruled out through injury.

Ireland are seeking to become the first team since 2009 to beat New Zealand in consecutive Tests; not since back-to-back defeats to South Africa over seven years ago have the All Blacks been felled by the same nation twice on the bounce.

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Here, in full, is the Ireland team to play New Zealand in Dublin:

1) Jack McGrath
2) Rory Best
3) Tadhg Furlong
4) Devin Toner
5) Donnacha Ryan
6) CJ Stander
7) Seán O'Brien
8) Jamie Heaslip

9) Conor Murray
10) Johnny Sexton
11) Simon Zebo
12) Robbie Henshaw
13) Jared Payne
14) Andrew Trimble
15) Rob Kearney

Replacements

Sean Cronin, Cian Healy, Finlay Bealham, Iain Henderson, Josh van der Flier, Kieran Marmion, Paddy Jackson, Garry Ringrose.

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