Ryan, Stander, Murray & Zebo To Face All Blacks

Munster’s Donnacha Ryan, CJ Stander, Conor Murray and Simon Zebo will all start for Ireland when they face world champions New Zealand at Soldier Field, Chicago this Saturday at 8pm Irish time.

Rory Best captain's the side and is joined in the front row by Tadhg Furlong and Jack McGrath. Devin Toner and Ryan are paired in the engine room with Jordi Murphy and Stander on the flanks either side of vice-captain Jamie Heaslip.

Murray starts at scrum-half with Johnny Sexton returning to the No.10 jersey having missed the South African tour due to injury. Robbie Henshaw and Jared Payne are re-united in midfield while Andrew Trimble and Zebo fill the wing positions with Rob Kearney at fullback.

Sean Cronin, Cian Healy, Finlay Bealham, Ultan Dillane, Josh van der Flier, Kieran Marmion, Joey Carbery and Garry Ringrose are named among the replacements.

IRELAND team to play New Zealand – Saturday 5^th November, 2016

15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
13. Jared Payne (Ulster)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)
11. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)
10. Johnny Sexton (St Mary's/Leinster)
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)

8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)
7. Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
6. CJ Stander (Munster)
5. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
4. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) (c)
1. Jack McGrath (St. Mary's/Leinster)

Replacements
16. Sean Cronin (St Mary's/Leinster)
17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
18. Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht)
19. Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht)
20. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)
21. Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht)
22. Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Leinster)
23. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)