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Rugby World Cup

Andy Farrell names imposing Ireland team for Scotland decider

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 23: James Lowe of Ireland sings the national anthem prior to the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between South Africa and Ireland at Stade de France on September 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

Head coach Andy Farrell has named his the Ireland team that will take on Scotland in the crucial Pool B decider on Saturday, 7 October at the Stade de France.

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With multiple permutations at play, a loss for Ireland – with no losing bonus point – will mean a shock exit from the tournament before the quarter finals. A win, and Ireland will likely face New Zealand in the next round.

Peter O’Mahony is poised to make history, set to earn his 100th cap, joining an elite group of just 10 Irish players to achieve such a feat.

Iain Henderson comes into the second row for James Ryan, who drops to the bench, and Dan Sheehan takes over at hooker from Ronan Kelleher.

Back-row Jack Conan is fit to take his place on the bench and could make his first appearance of RWC 2023.

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Ireland
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Scotland
All Stats and Data

IRELAND TEAM TO PLAY SCOTLAND

15. Hugo Keenan (34)
14. Mack Hansen (19)
13. Garry Ringrose (55)
12. Bundee Aki (50)
11. James Lowe (24)
10. Johnny Sexton (c)(116)
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (28)

1. Andrew Porter (57)
2. Dan Sheehan (19)
3. Tadhg Furlong (70)
4. Tadhg Beirne (44)
5. Iain Henderson (77)
6. Peter O’Mahony (99)
7. Josh van der Flier (55)
8. Caelan Doris (34)

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Replacements:

16. Ronan Kelleher (24)
17. David Kilcoyne (54)
18. Finlay Bealham (34)
19. James Ryan (58)
20. Jack Conan (39)
21. Conor Murray (110)
22. Jack Crowley (8)
23. Stuart McCloskey (14).

 

Rugby World Cup

Pool A
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
France
3
3
0
0
13
2
New Zealand
3
2
1
0
10
3
Italy
3
2
1
0
10
4
Uruguay
3
1
2
0
5
5
Namibia
4
0
4
0
0
Pool B
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
South Africa
4
3
1
0
15
2
Ireland
3
3
0
0
14
3
Scotland
3
2
1
0
10
4
Tonga
3
0
3
0
0
5
Romania
3
0
3
0
0
Pool C
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
Wales
3
3
0
0
14
2
Australia
4
2
2
0
11
3
Fiji
3
2
1
0
10
4
Georgia
3
0
2
1
3
5
Portugal
3
0
2
1
2
Pool D
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
England
3
3
0
0
14
2
Argentina
3
2
1
0
9
3
Japan
3
2
1
0
9
4
Samoa
3
1
2
0
6
5
Chile
4
0
4
0
0
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johnz 18 minutes ago
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Every time I hear or read an interview from an AB coach, my confidence goes down a notch. As Razor admitted, they are all learning on the job. What a complete nonsense that the world’s greatest rugby brand hired a team full of international amateurs. It’s no wonder nobody can articulate what’s going wrong, or what the grand plan is, because they’re genuinely trying to work it out, week to week.

I am confused why Tamati said they were more deliberate, with fewer phases and earlier kicking. Because of the weather? I was at Twickenham, and we all commented how fantastic the conditions were. Did they plan for rain and get surprised by dry weather? Is that why Sititi was swapped for the underperforming Parker, and LF was swapped for the blunt weapon Proctor?



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Dave Didley 21 minutes ago
Los Pumas make five changes for England with undefeated Autumn in sight

80 min team these days. Always brilliant to watch.

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Hammer Head 28 minutes ago
Jake White: Before I say what I’m going to say...

JW we are never going to agree on the legality of the tackles. Both tackled players dropped suddenly before impact. Had the tackles been complete they would have looked like every other tackle on any other day.

I’d love to have seen Lood make a wrap around Ramos’s head. But unfortunately his head had already bounced out the way. Lood was practically on his knees when he went in.



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DS 59 minutes ago
Why many Springboks fans will never give Ireland their dues

Frankly, Daniel, you've written quite a lot of kak in your time, but this one has to be the worst. Or did you get ChatGT to do it? Whichever, both options are examples of extreme hallucinations, whether ‘human’ or digital. I won't rise to the bait in answering any further but will say I'll be watching your potential dross far more closely in future so you'd better be more careful.

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Mitch 1 hour ago
'Red-lining France and Australia face last chance saloon in Paris'

The lineout woes were easy fodder for an analyst to pinpoint an area where it all fell apart last week.

The Wallabies passing when trying to attack was not up to standard, so as much as I don't like the narrow attack, I can see why Joe has resorted to it.



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JW 1 hour ago
Jake White: Before I say what I’m going to say...



But my argument is that the game of rugby is heading for ruin if high tackles are treated the same as foul play (head butting and eye gauging) because WR wants create the image that it’s taking a stance on player safety.

Why are we talking about high tackles?



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Aa 1 hour ago
France’s golden generation in danger of greying without living up to expectations

The one consistency of the French has always been their inconsistency. They have some wonderful players and a huge base to pick from their 2 very strong leagues. Watching the French youth teams, they have huge talent coming through and I don't believe for one moment that they are in any way envious of England’s so called pom squad. The English media here are full of hype they only deal with extremes. Fortunately we now have a coach who has no hype and takes one game at a time using the tools available to him, players and coaches. We’ ll see how they get on against the Pumas tomorrow with a team depleted by injury. It will be a real test of our strength in depth. I don't think Australia will trouble France despite the absence of their own pom squad.

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Tommy B 1 hour ago
'Red-lining France and Australia face last chance saloon in Paris'

Not ANOTHER NZ ‘bug.’

They must be the sickliest team in rugby history.



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Tommy B 1 hour ago
Repeated claim levelled against New Zealand rubbished by rival coach

In fairness, Tonga have an ‘aura’ for this current Welsh team.

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Tommy B 2 hours ago
Los Pumas make five changes for England with undefeated Autumn in sight

Given England’s injuries I’d place the Pumas as very slight favourites - at most a 50-50 game.

Either way I’m confident it will be a tougher game for England than the ABs or Australia was - which says much about the current international game.



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Mike Gibson 2 hours ago
Scotland have 'got everything to go and beat the best in the world'

You let your fellow Saffer supporters down. You are:

Arrogant



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Mike Gibson 2 hours ago
Scotland have 'got everything to go and beat the best in the world'

Scotland were good enough to be top 6 before the world cup rankings.

Not beating England in the 6N, an away loss to Fiji essentially made that difficult before the Argentina match.



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Mike Gibson 2 hours ago
'This has been going on for 100 years in Irish rugby': Andy Farrell

Every SA player and coach who were involved in Ireland have come back with a fondness for a country with similar outlook, humour and values to their homeland.

You and a small number of your fellow trolls do SA no justice with your ignorant comments. Are you here to talk about rugby or to troll? Sure you are anonymous, but doesn’t make you a different person. Own your self respect and self integrity.



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cw 2 hours ago
Los Pumas make five changes for England with undefeated Autumn in sight

Argentina has gone 6-2. Good stuff. They will be able to match England for intensity, especially with Pablo and Joaquin coming off the bench. This should be close. Will be interesting as to who can recover from big games the best. Argentina good chance.

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NB 3 hours ago
'Red-lining France and Australia face last chance saloon in Paris'

Forgot about the Frost pun Miz! But yes, bluddy cold up here this week. We were sitting indoors preparing to go out and do some work in the fields and our breath was freezing!

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NB 3 hours ago
'Red-lining France and Australia face last chance saloon in Paris'

Yep Matt P. could call, I think he did it in Dave Rennie’s time in charge of the WB. So can LSL.

But it does take time to build an undertsanding with the thrower and lifters etc.



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unknown 3 hours ago
Tamati Ellison: All Blacks on 'same page but maybe not the same line'

What a load of nonsense. Razor either needs to get his coaches and team aligned or get some new boys PDQ. My strong suspicion is that Scott Hansen is a big problem in terms of team dynamics and needs to move on.

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CB 4 hours ago
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unknown 4 hours ago
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Felix is not the defence coach. Jerry is. Please do your homework properly.

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Cantab 4 hours ago
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Absolutely no reason why a woman should not do well refereeing a men’s game. I hope she does well and good luck to her.

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