8 Munster Players Included For Wales Test

The Ireland coaching group have announced the match day 23 that will face Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday night and have included eight Munster players. CJ Stander and Donnacha Ryan retain their places in the pack, as do Conor Murray, Simon Zebo and Keith Earls across the back line while Niall Scannell, John Ryan and Peter O’Mahony are again named on the bench. IRELAND team to play Wales – Friday 10th March, 2017, Principality Stadium , Cardiff at 8.05pm. 15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 75 caps 14. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 57 caps 13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 6 caps 12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 27 caps 11. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) 31 caps 10. Jonathan Sexton (St Mary's College/Leinster) 64 caps 9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 56 caps 8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) 94 caps vc 7. Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster) 47 caps 6. CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 13 caps 5. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 45 caps 4. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster) 45 caps 3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 14 caps 2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 102 caps captain 1. Jack McGrath (St. Mary's/Leinster) 39 caps Replacements 16. Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 2 cap 17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 65 caps 18. John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 4 cap 19. Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 30 caps 20. Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 38 caps 21. Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 10 caps 22. Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) 22 caps 23. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 68 caps