Ireland Team Vs New Zealand Announced

Ireland Team Vs New Zealand Announced
PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE
Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE

Joe Schmidt has named his Ireland team to face his homeland on Sunday.

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Jonny Sexton and Rob Kearney have recovered from hamstring and rib injuries respectively to make the starting XV.

Rob Kearney, Tommy Bowe, Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Dave Kearney, Jonny Sexton, Conor Murray, Jamie Heaslip, Sean O'Brien, Peter O'Mahony, Paul O'Connell, Devin Toner, Mike Ross, Rory Best, Cian Healy.

Replacements:

Sean Cronin, Jack McGrath, Declan Fitzpatrick, Mike McCarthy, Kevin McLaughlin, Isaac Boss, Ian Madigan, Luke Fitzgerald.

Joe Schmidt did say that Paddy Jackson would have started at out-half if Jonny Sexton had not been deemed fit.

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New Zealand named their team earlier today.

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