Dempsey In For Murphy For The Aussie Game

Girvan Dempsey replaces Geordan Murphy in the only change to the Ireland starting XV for the game against Australia on Saturday. The other change to the match day 22 sees Jeremy Staunton replace…..

Girvan Dempsey replaces Geordan Murphy in the only change to the Ireland starting XV for the game against Australia on Saturday. The other change to the match day 22 sees Jeremy Staunton come in in place of Denis Hickie.

Ireland (v Australia, Subiaco Pval,Perth, Sat., KO 11am Irish time).

15 – Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster)
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 – Jeremy Staunton (London Wasps)
22 – Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers)

Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Touch Judges: Steve Walsh, Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)