O’Callaghan To Partner O’Connell

Donncha O’Callaghan will partner his Munster colleague Paul O’Connell in the second row in the first Test against against New Zealand with Denis Leamy named at number 8.

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

Replacements:

16 – Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 17 – Bryan Young (Ballymena/Ulster) 18 – Mick O’Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster) 19 – Keith Gleeson (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 20 – Isaac Boss (Ballymena/Ulster)
21 – Denis Hickie (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 22 – Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster)

Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)