No Change For Ireland

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan retains the same starting line up for the second Test in Auckland, with the only doubt surrounding Geordan Murphy who has an Achilles tendon strain.

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan retains the same starting line up for the second Test in Auckland, with the only doubt surrounding Geordan Murphy who has an Achilles tendon strain.

15 – Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers) 40 caps
14 – Shane Horgan (Lansdowne/Leinster) 46
13 – Brian O’Driscoll (Blackrock College/Leinster) (captain) 65
12 – Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster) 21
11 – Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 7
10 – Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster) 61
9 – Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster) 67
1 – Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster) 38
2 – Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster) 7
3 – John Hayes (Bruff/Munster) 63
4 – Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 25
5 – Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster) 34
6 – Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 3
7 – David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster) 28
8 – Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster) 12

Replacements:

16 – Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 3
17 – Bryan Young (Ballymena/Ulster) 0
18 – Mick O’Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster) 5
19 – Keith Gleeson (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 24
20 – Isaac Boss (Ballymena/Ulster) 0
21 – to be named
22 – Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster) 64

Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch Judges: Matt Goddard, Brett Bowden (both Australia)