Kidney Makes Four Changes

Two of the four changes Declan Kidney makes for the second Steinlager Test game against the All Blacks in Christchurch on Saturday, sees Simon Zebo and Peter O’Mahony dropped in place of Andrew Trimble and Kevin McLaughlin respectively.

Ireland Team & replacements Steinlager Series, AMI Stadium, Christchurch, Saturday, 16^th June 2012, kick-off 7.35pm:

15 – Rob Kearney (UCD – Leinster)
14 – Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere – Leinster)
13 – Brian O’Driscoll (UCD – Leinster) Captain
12 – Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne – Leinster)
11 – Andrew Trimble (Ballymena – Ulster)
10 – Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary’s College – Leinster)
9 – Conor Murray (Garryowen – Munster)
1 – Cian Healy (Clontarf – Leinster)
2 – Rory Best (Banbridge – Ulster)
3 – Mike Ross (Clontarf – Leinster)
4 – Dan Touhy (Ballymena – Ulster)
5 – Donnacha Ryan (Shannon – Munster)
6 – Kevin McLaughlin (St.Mary’s College – Leinster)
7 – Sean O’Brien (Clontarf – Leinster)
8 – Jamie Heaslip (Naas – Leinster)

Replacements:

16 – Sean Cronin (St.Mary’s College – Leinster)
17 – Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon – Ulster)
18 – Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution – Munster)
19 – Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution – Munster)
20 – Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne – Leinster)
21 – Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution – Munster)
22 – Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution – Munster)