However coach Eddie O'Sullivan has opted for David Humphreys at out-half, the Dungannon man also set to lead the side.

Meanwhile the Wallabies have named their side and it includes Waratahs centre Morgan Turinui and Reds centre Steve Kefu, however an abdominal muscle injury sustained at training earlier today has now put Turinui in doubt and league convert Mat Rogers is on standby.

Irish Side to Face Australia:

15 Girvan Dempsey (Leinster Terenure College) 14 James Topping (Ulster Ballymena) 13 Geordan Murphy (Leicester) 12 - Kevin Maggs (Bath) 11 John Kelly (Munster Cork Constitution) 10 David Humphreys (Ulster Dungannon) captain 9 Peter Stringer (Munster Shannon) 1 Marcus Horan (Munster Shannon) 2-Shane Byrne (Leinster Blackrock College) 3 - Reggie Corrigan (Leinster Greystones) 4 Gary Longwell (Ulster Ballymena) 5 Malcolm O Kelly (Leinster- St. Mary s College) 6 - Alan Quinlan (Munster Shannon) 7 Keith Gleeson (Leinster St.Mary s College) 8 Victor Costello (Leinster St. Mary s College).

(Replacements to be named later)

VODAFONE WALLABIES To play IRELAND in Perth on Saturday, June 7th 2003

1. Bill Young 2. Jeremy Paul 3. Patricio Noriega 4. Nathan Sharpe 5. David Giffin 6. David Lyons 7. George Smith 8. Toutai Kefu 9. George Gregan [c] 10. Elton Flatley 11. Joe Roff 12. Steve Kefu 13. Morgan Turinui 14. Wendell Sailor 15. Chris Latham

Replacements: 16. Brendan Cannon, 17. Ben Darwin, 18. Daniel Vickerman, 19. Phil Waugh, 20. Chris Whitaker, 21. Nathan Grey, 22. Lote Tuqiri *