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Just one change for Ireland as they name side to face All Blacks

By Ben Smith

13 Jul 2022

Bundee Aki and James Lowe. (Photo By Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Head coach Andy Farrell has made just one change to Ireland’s team as they prepare for the third and final test match of the series against the All Blacks in Wellington.

Bundee Aki has been named at inside centre to partner Robbie Henshaw in the midfield after incumbent No 13 Garry Ringrose succumbed to injury.

The experienced No 12 has a vast wealth of experience playing alongside Johnny Sexton for Ireland, softening the Ringrose blow somewhat.

Sexton will be out to play his 108th cap, which will equal former captain Paul O’Connell’s tally.

Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen and James Lowe have been named again in the back three, while Jamison Gibson-Park will partner Sexton in the halves.

Conor Murray, Joey Carbery and Keith Earls are named on the bench.

The industrious Irish pack from the first two tests remains in tact with Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong starting in the front row with Tadhg Beirne and James Ryan in the second. Ireland will carry one lock on the bench in Kieran Treadwell with Rob Herring, Cian Healy and Finlay Bealham as front row replacements.

The loose forward trio of Peter O’Mahony, Josh van der Flier and Caelan Doris round out a well balanced forward unit with Jack Conan on the bench as cover.

Ireland made history in Dunedin with their first ever win over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil, which was their fourth win in their last seven outings against the men in black.

With the series levelled 1-1, Ireland have a chance to break more historical ground with an unprecedented series win over New Zealand.

Ireland team to play New Zealand:

15. Hugo Keenan
14. Mack Hansen
13. Robbie Henshaw
12. Bundee Aki
11. James Lowe
10. Johnny Sexton (c)
9. Jamison Gibson Park
8. Caelan Doris
7. Josh van der Flier
6. Peter O’Mahony
5. James Ryan
4. Tadhg Beirne
3. Tadhg Furlong
2. Dan Sheehan
1. Andrew Porter

Replacements
16. Rob Herring
17. Cian Healy
18. Finlay Bealham
19. Kieran Treadwell
20. Jack Conan
21. Conor Murray
22. Joey Carbery
23. Keith Earls

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MA 888 days ago

The All Blacks are finished. Ireland to win by 30 points.

Vin 888 days ago

Come on Ireland....! Light up our summer....

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Comments on RugbyPass

AlanP 6 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

No because if it was a 1:1 correspondence it would have been 10 top14, 3 URC and 3 Prem. I did arbitrarily put a max limit per league at 8 because for me if half of the teams are from the top14 it will make no sense. I genuinely didn't think the discussion will go that way tbh as for me it is a details.

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fl 9 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

which post?

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JW 10 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

Go back up the tree here and reply to his post if still awake.

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JW 10 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

No, you were being an idiot by jumping on an irrelevant point.

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fl 14 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

was I right to infer that you assumed a 1:1 correspondence between points and places?

If so why were you so evasive about admitting that?

I've typed out a reply regarding the pool format but I won't send it if you don't answer my question.

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YeowNotEven 14 minutes ago

The All Blacks growth Ian Foster says was 'lost in translation' in 2023

Foster should never have been appointed, and I never liked him as a coach, but the hysteria over his coaching and Sam Cane as a player was grounded in prejudice rather than fact.

The New Zealand Rugby public were blinded by their dislike of Foster to the point of idiocy.

Anything the All Blacks did that was good was attributed to Ryan and Schmidt and Fozzie had nothing to do with it.

Any losses were solely blamed on Foster and Cane.

Foster did develop new talent and kept all the main trophies except the World Cup.

His successor kept the core of his team as well as picking Cane despite him leaving for overseas because he saw the irreplaceable value in him.

Razor will take the ABs to the next level, I have full confidence in that.

He should have been appointed in 2020.

But he wasn’t. And the guy who was has never been treated fairly.

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JW 21 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

Alan was talking about the South Africans.

Applicants I mean to say, the most teams wanting to be a part of it. I think it only fair the get an applicable share (just reiterating my old point).

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AlanP 21 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

I'll admit whatever you want if it makes us progress.

6/5/5 is good for me, or even 6/5/4 and bring last year's winner on top of that.

Agreed with 4 pool of 4 and home and away games?

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fl 26 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

So was I right to infer that you assumed a 1:1 correspondence between points and places?

If so why were you so evasive about admitting that?

I don't have much of an opinion about how it should be done. It isn't my preferred system as I think there should be a significant number of teams who qualify directly as a result of their performance in the previous year's CC. But I think 6/5/5 or 6/6/4 would probably make the most sense as splits if they ever did go over to the UEFA model.

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Ed Pye 27 minutes ago

Jamie Cudmore: I want to help rescue Canada from a 'slow agonising death'

Stopping the drop off out of high school has to be of highest priority - there is a lot of rugby played at high school level, but the pathways once they leave are not there. Provincial unions need support here from Rugby Canada to prop up that space.

Concussion is also an issue that has seen sports like ultimate frisbee gain ground. All competitions and clubs should integrate touch rugby teams into their pathways. Whenever clubs play XVs games, they should also be taking 20mins to play a competitive touch rugby game too.

Then take rugby branding and move it away from the fringe game that only crazy people play and make it an exercise-first sport that caters to everyone including people who don't want contact.

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Ed the Duck 42 minutes ago

Glasgow coach jumps to defence of McDowall who faces possible huge ban

Yeah so it is not deliberate but does appear to make possible eye contact briefly when contesting the ball. If you look closely at the slow mo, when his left hand comes round, McDowalls eyes are closed so in that situation it’s not possible to be deliberate, and when you rewatch at full speed having seen that, it is clearly a messy scrap for the ball with the players concerned. Ban for reckless play, if anything for me. Definitely NOT deliberate eye gouging.

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AlanP 46 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

Sure.

And what do you suggest should be the number of teams for the league with the most points?

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Ed the Duck 49 minutes ago

Glasgow coach jumps to defence of McDowall who faces possible huge ban

Clearly. Haven’t seen it but will take a look, if deliberate then deserved ban incoming…

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Ed the Duck 52 minutes ago

Does the next Wallabies coach have to be an Australian?

Kiss was doing very well indeed with Irish but Ulster had other off field issues going on, to say the least!!

Not sure it would be fair to judge McKellar on Leicester, it’s a tough gig with that dressing room and looked more like a poor fit more than anything else.

Would be a shock if O’Gara would touch it, he publicly dismissed Wales recently but covets France, England and Ireland - in that order.

Cotter would be interesting and he’s got qualities but he’s also got some elements of Eddie Jones about him believe it or not - he had the Scotland wc squad in camp, believe it or not, with the French foreign legion and ripping the heads off chickens!

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fl 56 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

You haven't told me how you did it. I can infer that you assumed a 1:1 correspondence between points and places, but you kept insisting that you didn't after JW pointed out that "you can't use maths like that".

You also insisted you knew how the UEFA system works, despite the fact that the UEFA system doesn't assume a 1:1 correspondance between points and places.

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AlanP 57 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

Come on surely this post is more interesting than the trash talk. Any response?

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AlanP 59 minutes ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’

Feel free to come with another conclusion and show your proof.

I've told you twice already how I did it but your refuse to listen and it is getting late.

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fl 1 hour ago

‘The problem with this year’s Champions Cup? Too many English clubs’