Leinster have decided to rest many of their frontline players to take on Ulster on Saturday at the Kingspan Stadium, with one eye on the Investec Champions Cup next weekend.
The USA Eagles have named their team to take on the All Blacks at FedEx Field in Washington DC this weekend.
The Leinster hooker was making just his fifth Test start.
The USA arrived in Dublin after outscoring England in last Sunday's second half but they were blown away by Andy Farrell's ravenous Ireland.
Farrell has named eight uncapped players in his 23-man group for Saturday’s season finale.
Ireland trio Chris Farrell, Jordan Larmour and Peter O’Mahony have been released from Andy Farrell’s squad ahead of Saturday’s Test against the United States.
James Ryan will captain Ireland this summer against Japan and the USA, as Johnny Sexton misses out on Andy Farrell's 37-man squad.
Despite dispatching Canada with relative ease last weekend, coach Gary Gold has still made nine changes to his USA side to take on Samoa.
Look up the newly proposed World League in rugby on Twitter and the motherlode of comments will be severely critical.
Australia will be will be looking to end a 5-match Cook Cup losing streak against England, this and plenty of other stats ahead of a big weekend of international rugby.
