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Stander To Start Against Wales

5th February 2016 By Munster Rugby

Stander To Start Against Wales

Munster’s full complement of players in the current Ireland 6 Nations squad has been included for this Sunday’s Round 1 encounter against Wales at the Aviva Stadium – KO 3pm. In total seven Munster players are named in the matchday 23 with CJ Stander to win his first Irish cap from the start.

Stander is the only uncapped player in the starting line-up and is joined by Tommy O’Donnell in the back row, while across the backline, Conor Murray, Keith Earls and Simon Zebo start at scrum-half, on the wing and at full-back respectively.  James Cronin and Donnacha Ryan are named amongst the replacements.
 
Rory Best wins his 90th cap as he assumes the captain's role and is joined in the front row by Jack McGrath and Nathan White

The second row sees Devin Toner and Mike McCarthy paired together while the backrow consists of Stander on the blindside, Tommy O'Donnell at openside and Jamie Heaslip at No.8.

Murray and Johnny Sexton are partnered at halfback while Robbie Henshaw and Jared Payne are reunited in midfield. 

Andrew Trimble and Earls fill the wing positions with Zebo completing the starting XV at fullback.

Ireland Team & Replacements (v Wales, RBS 6 Nations Championship, Aviva Stadium, Sunday 7th February)

15. Simon Zebo (Cork Con/Munster) 21 
14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 58
13. Jared Payne (Ulster) 10 
12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht) 15 
11. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 46 
10. Jonathan Sexton (St Mary's College/Leinster) 56 
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 42

1. Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster) 25
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 89 Captain 
3. Nathan White (Connacht) 8 
4. Mike McCarthy (Lansdowne/Leinster) 17 
5. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 31 
6. CJ Stander (Munster)* 
7. Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster) 9
 
8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) 80 Vice-Captain 

Replacements
16. Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster) 48 
17. James Cronin (Dolphin/Munster) 2 
18. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 3 
19. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster) 34 
20. Rhys Ruddock (St Mary's College/Leinster) 6 
21. Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 4 
22. Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster) 25
23. David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster) 14

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