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IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v New Zealand, Summer Tour Test, Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, Saturday, June 12, kick-off 7.35pm local time/8.35am Irish time): 15 - Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 14 - Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) 13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt) 12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Lein
It appears Declan Kidney is thinking less about the next game (which so often seems to be the way in rugby these days) and is planning for the future with his team announcement for tomorrow's game against the Barbarians. Four uncapped players make the squad Fergus McFadden, Dan Tuohy, Ed O?Donogh
'Connell and Best have been ruled out of the end of season tour of New Zealand and Australia through injury. O'Connell has a groin injury that has not responsed to antibiotics and Best has an ankle injury, they will be replaced by Ed O'Donoghue and John Fogarty. Ireland are already without Fer
Ireland will start three-Test tours again when they visit New Zealand in June 2012. The NZRU announced that Ireland, France and England will take part in three-Test tours with them between 2012 and 2014 as part of the new global schedule agreed by the IRB. June tours to New Zealand from 2012 t
The All Blacks marched on their Grand Slam tour with a comfortable first victory at Croke Park, tries from Ma'a Nonu and Brad Thorn ensured O'Driscoll 50th Test as captain didn't end in a party. Ireland were holding their own in the first half, but cynical play by Tommy Bowe in injury time awarde
Declan Kidney has made six changes to the team who beat Canada 55-0 in the opening game of this series. IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v New Zealand, GUINNESS Series 2008, Croke Park, Saturday, November 15, kick-off 5.15pm): 15 - Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster) 14 - Tommy Bowe
There will be 11 additions drafted in to the training squad ahead of Saturday's All Blacks clash. The players added to the squad are: Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College/Leinster) Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon/Ulster) Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster) Girvan
Any Munster players who play in the Ireland match squads for the Ireland v New Zealand game on November 15 and the Ireland v Argentina game on November 22 will not be made available for selection for the Munster game against a New Zealand XV.
Luke Fitzgerald has been ruled out of the game on Saturday against New Zealand, he has been carrying and ankle injury and not reached the required level of fitness. Paddy Wallace moves off the bench and into centre, while Geordan Murphy gets his space on the bench. "While obviously disappointed
NEW ZEALAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Ireland, Saturday, June 7, Westpac Stadium, Wellington, kick-off 7.35pm local time/8.35am Irish time (live Sky Sports 1)): 15 - Mils Muliaina (Waikato) 14 - Anthony Tuitavake (North Harbour) 13 - Conrad Smith (Wellington) 12 - Ma'a Nonu (Wellington) 11 -
