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The Ireland Starting XV To Face South Africa Has Been Named

The Ireland Starting XV To Face South Africa Has Been Named
John Balfe
By John Balfe
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South African born lock Quinn Roux is the surprise selection in Joe Schmidt’s Ireland side to face South Africa in the second test this Saturday at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, with highly-touted lock Ultan Dillane not making the squad.

The Connacht man replaces Iain Henderson alongside Devin Toner, with Henderson moving to #6 to fill the gap left by CJ Stander after his dismissal last weekend.

The Ulster pair of Stuart Olding and Craig Gilroy come into the side, with Olding taking the place of his Province-mate Luke Marshall while Gilroy is a like-for-like replacement for Keith Earls on the wing.

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Tadhg Furlong will start at loose-head, with Mike Ross rested from the match-day squad entirely.

Schmidt has also added the considerable ballast of Rhys Ruddock to the forwards, where he take the #7 jersey from his Leinster colleague Jordi Murphy.

The bench sees the additions of South African import Richardt Strauss, Dave Kilcoyne, Donnacha Ryan, Sean Reidy and Tiernan O’Halloran to the 23-man squad.

The full Irish side to take on South Africa in the second test at Ellis Park on Saturday 19th June at 4pm is:

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  1. Jack McGrath
  2. Rory Best ©
  3. Tadhg Furlong
  4. Devin Toner
  5. Quinn Roux
  6. Iain Henderson
  7. Rhys Ruddock
  8. Jamie Heaslip
  9. Conor Murray
  10. Paddy Jackson
  11. Craig Gilroy
  12. Stuart Olding
  13. Robbie Henshaw
  14. Andrew Trimble
  15. Jared Payne

SUBS: Strauss, Kilcoyne, Bealham, Ryan, Reidy, Marmion, Madigan, O’Halloran.

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