Si rivede in maglia verde Andrew Trimble, la cui ultima apparizione all’ala risale alla partita del Sei Nazioni 2008 a Twickenham contro l’Inghilterra, mentre Gordon D’Arcy divide ancora una volta la cerniera dei centri con il capitano O’Driscoll.

In mediana Ronan O’Gara conquista il cap numero 94 e fa coppia in cabina di regia con Tomas O’Leary.

Questa la formazione dell’Irlanda:

15 – Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)

14 – Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)

13 – Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster, capitano)

12 – Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)

11 – Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)

10 – Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)

9 – Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin/Munster)

8 – Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)
7 – David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)

6 – Kevin McLaughlin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)

5 – Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster)

4 – Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)

3 – John Hayes (Bruff/Munster)

2 – Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster)

1 – Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)


A disposizione
16 – Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)

17 – Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)

18 – Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster)

19 – Sean O’Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)

20 – Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)

21 – Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)

22 – Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)