Three come in for Ireland's Puma clash
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:52
Geordan Murphy: The man in the middle
Ireland Head Coach Declan Kidney has made three changes to the starting XV from the game against New Zealand for the final encounter of the November Serie against Argentina at Croke Park on Saturday.
Full back Geordan Murphy, hooker Jerry Flannery and backrow Stephen Ferris all come in to the starting lineup for the clash with the Puma’s as Kidney looks to reverse his sides fortunes after the disaapoint defeat last weekend.
Murphy comes into the side in place of Girvan Dempsey and Flannery and Rory Best swap positions between the replacements and starting side from that game against New Zealand. Stephen Ferris returns to blindside flanker after starting in that position against Canada and coming on as a replacement last weekend.
In the forward replacements, Malcolm O’Kelly is named as cover for secondrow. One position is being left vacant and will be confirmed following the appeal by the Ireland team to Alan Quinlan’s three week suspension. The appeal will be heard on Friday, 21st November.
Ireland: 15 Geordan Murphy, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (captain), 12 Luke Fitzgerald, 11 Robert Kearney, 10 Ronan O’Gara, 9 Tomas O’Leary, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 David Wallace, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Jerry Flannery, 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements: 16 Rory Best, 17 Tony Buckley, 18 Malcolm O’Kelly, 19 A.N. Other, 20 Eoin Reddan, 21Paddy Wallace, 22 Keith Earls
Date: Saturday November 22
Venue: Croke Park, Dublin
Time: 14:45 (14:45 GMT)
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), Rob Debney (England)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
With thanks to www.irishrugby.ie
