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Andy Farrell makes 4 Ireland changes for second Boks test

Ireland players, from left, Bundee Aki, Ciarán Frawley and James Lowe during the national anthems before the first test between South Africa and Ireland at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo By Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Ireland has announced their team ahead of the crucial second Test against South Africa scheduled for this Saturday in Durban.

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The match comes as Ireland looks to level the series after the reigning world champions South Africa ground out a tightly contested 27-20 victory in Pretoria.

Ireland were left reeling after the clash due to an extensive injury list. Scrum-half Craig Casey and hooker Dan Sheehan have both been ruled out for the rest of the tour due to injuries sustained during the opening Test and their absence has seen Andy Farrell make adjustments in the team’s lineup.

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    Bok lock Franco Mostert on the forward battle against Ireland

    The Springboks have made no secret about their desire to get more dominance with their powerful forward pack in the second Test against Ireland this weekend.

    Caelan Doris will captain Ireland for the second time, while Jamie Osborne retains his position at full-back after his Test debut in Pretoria, joining James Lowe and Calvin Nash in an unchanged back three. Garry Ringrose partners Robbie Henshaw in midfield, while Conor Murray and Jack Crowley form an all-Munster half-back pairing.

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    The forward pack includes Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher, and Tadhg Furlong in the front row, with Joe McCarthy and James Ryan in the second row. Tadhg Beirne moves to blindside flanker, Josh van der Flier is at openside, and Doris captains from number eight.

    Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Finlay Bealham, Ryan Baird, and Peter O’Mahony provide forward replacements, with Caolin Blade, Ciaran Frawley, and Stuart McCloskey completing the match day 23.

    15. Jamie Osborne
    14. Calvin Nash
    13. Garry Ringrose
    12. Robbie Henshaw
    11. James Lowe
    10. Jack Crowley
    9. Conor Murray
    1. Andrew Porter
    2. Rónan Kelleher
    3. Tadhg Furlong
    4. Joe McCarthy
    5. James Ryan
    6. Tadhg Beirne
    7. Josh van der Flier
    8. Caelan Doris

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    Replacements:

    16. Rob Herring
    17. Cian Healy
    18. Finlay Bealham
    19. Ryan Baird
    20. Peter O’Mahony
    21. Caolin Blade
    22. Ciaran Frawley
    23. Stuart McCloskey

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    GrahamVF 370 days ago

    Well played Ireland.What a gutsy win. The Boks had it but Ireland had other ideas. Brilliant game of rugby and again well done Ireland - the best team won.,

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    GrahamVF 370 days ago

    33 minutes in Ireland are going to go for unvontested scrums.

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    EW 371 days ago

    Where is Bundee Aki?

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    Hellhound 370 days ago

    Injured. Shoulder injury

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    Hellhound 371 days ago

    The Boks will get more fluent in their attacking play the more they play together. New style, new system, new coaches, new set up. Nothing happens overnight. You don't learn something new and suddenly it's perfect at execution. No, the Boks will be even better. The Irish will lose, but I am glad fringe players are now getting a chance to gain that experience in the Irish camp. They are great players too, but don't get the game time they need. It's always Leinster, then Irish team. Same players. Glad we get to see other great players of the Irish too. Win or lose, it will be a great game

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    JK 371 days ago

    No Sheehan, no Aki, no JGP, no Keenan, no OMahoney...if the boks wins so-what, it they lose then….this feels like a trap game. I want to see more ruthlessness from the boks

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    YeowNotEven 372 days ago

    I’m predicting Ireland dine out on Bok complacency and make mince meat of the South Africans this weekend.

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    BP 371 days ago

    You high?

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    CR 372 days ago

    I can’t believe they dropped Bundee Aki. Crazy.

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    Hellhound 370 days ago

    They had no choice. Shoulder injury. He is too good to leave out when fit. Farrel is also a very good coach, but he has to look after his players too. The injury list is growing in the Irish camp, so he has to protect his players. It's not as if Ringrose is a bad replacement. World class player that

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    Blanco 371 days ago

    They wouldn’t drop Aki. If he was fit to be included he would be included.

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    BK 372 days ago

    Ireland are a good team but unless Boks get a red card I just can’t see them losing … Durban humid and slow and they revert back to type and grind the Irish to Zombie

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    Blanco 371 days ago

    I hope they play Zombie in Durban. Its a Limerick song and it energizes the Irish team. I don’t think SA players like it too much!


    Yeah, we were going to get pulverized in the altitude in Pretoria too. Turned out SA were lucky to escape with a win needing two gift tries. Lets see what happens, but please play Zombie. I think the Irish lads will buzz off it.

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    Barry 372 days ago

    Would be an all-timer achievement if Ireland can get the win. We’d been very lucky in that run of 17 wins to not be affected by key injuries and with the rub of the green in certain games.


    Boks will obviously back themselves after last week but Ireland have rarely lost two on the bounce under Farrell. Sets it up brilliantly.

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    Blanco 371 days ago

    What games did we get the rub of the green? We were without JBP for ALL of teh grand slam? Without Sexton for one or two heavyweight clashes? Not sure there is substantiation for your assertions.

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    SK 372 days ago

    A really good team, Smart move getting Beirne to flank. Gives them an extra jumper and plenty of pace and power to combat the Boks. Expect O’Mahony to give colossal impact off the bench against the bomb squad but Ireland a bit light on quality in the reserves. Reckon SA will have the edge there. Ireland will also miss the go forward Aki gives them in midfield but Henshaw has plenty of power and some silky skills to match.

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    Barry 372 days ago

    Agree. Always thought Beirne is a natural flanker. Hopefully with McCarthy and another prospect or two coming through at lock, it allows Beirne to play more in that position. Ridiculous skill set for a big man.

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    fl 372 days ago

    It really is such a shame Ireland are down so many key players. If they can get a result against SA it’ll be a monumental achievement. Realistically I think if they can keep the loss to one score it’ll be a good outcome for them.

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    Hellhound 371 days ago

    Agreed. I'd have loved seeing them go head to head, both with their best, but excited for the other Irish fringe players finally getting chances they deserve.

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    Blanco 371 days ago

    A good outcome was winning the test 2-0. You may have noticed how disapointed the players were to let that one slip last time. A good outcome in Durban is a win. A bad outcome is a loss. You won’t see soft tries or penalties tomorrow. You will see more possession and attacking play when warranted. Ireland kept SA scoreless for 40 mins last day, conceding two gift tries after that. Lest see if they score more than us tomorrow.

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    Rob 372 days ago

    Missing key players seems to be a theme in every NH team this summer, 2 years ago I’m not sure if there were more than one or two key injuries in each team pre tour

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