O’Gara and Stringer Benched

Ronan O’Gara and Peter Stringer have been named on the replacement bench for the game against the All Blacks as Declan Kidney makes seven changes from the side that played Samoa.

Ireland: Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster); Tommy Bowe (Ospreys), Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) capt, Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster), Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrcok College/Leinster); Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary’s College/Leinster), Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster); Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster), Tom Court (Malone/Ulster); Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster), Mick O’Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster); Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster), David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster), Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster). 

Replacements: Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht), John Hayes (Bruff/Munster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster), Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster), Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster), Keith Earls (Thomond/Munster).

All Blacks: Mils Muliaina (Waikato/Chiefs); Cory Jane (Wellington/Hurricanes), Conrad Smith (Wellington/Hurricanes), Ma'a Nonu (Wellington/Hurricanes), Hosea Gear (Wellington/Hurricanes); Dan Carter (Canterbury/Crusaders), Andrew Ellis (Canterbury/Crusaders); Tony Woodcock (North Harbour/Blues), Hikawera Elliot (Hawke's Bay/Chiefs), Owen Franks (Canterbury/Crusaders); Brad Thorn (Canterbury/Crusaders), Tom Donnelly (Otago/Highlanders); Jerome Kaino (Auckland/Blues), Richie McCaw (Canterbury/Crusaders) (capt), Kieran Read (Canterbury/Crusaders).

Replacements: Andrew Hore (Taranaki/Hurricanes), John Afoa (Auckland/Blues), Anthony Boric (North Harbour/Blues), Liam Messam (Waikato/Chiefs), Alby Mathewson (Wellington/Hurricanes), Stephen Donald (Waikato/Chiefs), Sonny Bill Williams (Canterbury/Crusaders).