8 Munster Players Included For Wales Test

The Ireland coaching group have announced the match day 23 that will face Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday night and have included eight Munster players.

CJ Stander and Donnacha Ryan retain their places in the pack, as do Conor Murray, Simon Zebo and Keith Earls across the back line while Niall Scannell, John Ryan and Peter O’Mahony are again named on the bench.

IRELAND team to play Wales – Friday 10th March, 2017, Principality Stadium , Cardiff at 8.05pm.

15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 75 caps
14. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 57 caps
13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 6 caps
12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 27 caps
11. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) 31 caps
10. Jonathan Sexton (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 64 caps
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 56 caps

8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) 94 caps vc
7. Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster) 47 caps
6. CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 13 caps
5. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 45 caps
4. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster) 45 caps
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 14 caps
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 102 caps captain
1. Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s/Leinster) 39 caps

Replacements
16. Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 2 cap
17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 65 caps
18. John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 4 cap
19. Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 30 caps
20. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 38 caps
21. Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 10 caps
22. Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) 22 caps
23. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 68 caps