Ireland’s 38-17 win over France in Marseille last Friday will see Ireland’s 38-17 victory over France in Marseille ahead of Sunday’s Six Nations second leg against Italy at the Aviva Stadium (3pm kick-off on Sunday), manager Andy Farrell said. In preparation for the opening game, six changes were made to the starting lineup.
Four of the substitutes are in the pack, with Finlay Bealham, James Ryan, Ryan Baird and Jack Connan all promoted from substitutes after making a positive impact against France, while the Bucs were given the chance to play in the last week. Craig Casey and Stuart McCloskey have joined from outside the team. Teams start on game day.
Of last week’s starting XI, Josh van der Vlier and Jamison Gibson-Park are named as substitutes, but Bundy Aki, Tajig Furlong, Tajig Beirne and Peter O’Mahony are among the 23 players. It’s not in there.
Jeremy Rahman, Tom O’Toole, Ian Henderson, Harry Byrne and Jordan Larmour were all promoted to the matchday squad as Ireland reverted to a traditional five-on-three split on the bench. Cian Healy, Conor Murray and Ciaran Frawley will also be absent from the match-day squad.
Caelan Doris was shifted to openside when Connan was named number eight and, interestingly, was also named captain after taking over the role when O’Mahony made way at the Stade Velodrome. There is.
Unsurprisingly, with Garry Ringrose out of danger, McCloskey will be partnered with Robbie Henshaw. Instead, he was given a further two weeks to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained in Leinster’s win over Leicester three weeks ago, which ruled him out of last week’s opening game.
Ireland: Hugo Keenan (Leinster); Calvin Nash (Münster), robbie henshaw (Leinster), stuart mccloskey (Ulster), james lowe (Leinster); jack crowley (Münster), Craig Casey (Münster); andrew porter (Leinster), Dan Sheehan (Leinster), finlay bellum (Connacht); Joe McCarthy (Leinster), james ryan (Leinster); Ryan Baird (Leinster), keiran doris (Captain Leinster), jack conan (Leinster).
Successor: Ronan Kelleher (Leinster), jeremy luffman (Münster), Tom O’Toole (Ulster), Ian Henderson (Ulster), Josh van der Flier (Leinster), jamison gibson park (Leinster), Harry Byrne (Leinster), jordan larmore (Leinster).