Ireland vs Australia Teamsheets
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Ireland take on Australia at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.
The visitors come off of a 29-26 loss to France. Although the score suggests otherwise they properly beaten. The French pack won the forward battle while the Wallabies backline made too many costly errors.
Michael Cheika made 4 changes to his starting line up. Speight, 26, will make his debut for Australia. The other changes are lock Sam Carter, backrower Luke Jones and centre Matt Toomua.
Ireland on the other hand come into the game full of confidence after convincing wins over the Springboks and Georgia.
Head coach, Joe Schmidt has made 3 changes to the home sides starting line up. Rory Best returns to hooker to win his 78th cap, Gordon D’Arcy is in at inside centre and Rhys Ruddock starts at open side flank.
Ireland team:
15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 56
14. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 55
13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht) 4
12. Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster) 80
11. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) 10
10. Johnny Sexton (Racing Metro) 46
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 29
1. Jack McGrath (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 11
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 77
3. Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster) 43
4. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 19
5. Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster) 95 CAPTAIN
6. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 24
7. Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 4
8. Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster) 68
Replacements
16. Sean Cronin (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 37
17. Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 12
18. Rodney Ah You (Buccaneers/Connacht) 3
19. Dave Foley (UL Bohemians/Munster) 1
20. Tommy O’Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster) 6
21. Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster) 57
22. Ian Madigan (Blackrock/Leinster) 12
23. Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster) 8
The Qantas Wallabies team:
1. James Slipper (Queensland Reds- 61 Tests)
2. Saia Fainga’a (Queensland Reds – 34 Tests)
3. Sekope Kepu (NSW Waratahs – 50 Tests)
4. Sam Carter (ACT Brumbies – 9 Tests)
5. Rob Simmons (Queensland Reds – 48 Tests)
6. Luke Jones (Melbourne Rebels – 1 Test)
7. Michael Hooper (NSW Waratahs – 40 Tests) CAPTAIN
8. Ben McCalman (Western Force – 36 Tests)
9. Nick Phipps (NSW Waratahs – 26 Tests)
10. Bernard Foley (NSW Waratahs – 16 Tests)
11. Henry Speight (ACT Brumbies – uncapped)*
12. Matt Toomua (ACT Brumbies – 19 Tests)
13. Tevita Kuridrani (ACT Brumbies – 19 Tests)
14. Adam Ashley-Cooper (NSW Waratahs – 102 Tests)
15. Israel Folau (NSW Waratahs – 27 Tests)
Reserves
16. James Hanson (Queensland Reds – 7 Tests)
17. Benn Robinson (NSW Waratahs – 70 Tests)
18. Tetera Faulkner (Western Force – 1 Test)
19. Will Skelton (NSW Waratahs – 6 Tests)
20. Jake Schatz (Queensland Reds – 1 Test)
21. Will Genia (Queensland Reds – 57 Tests)
22. Quade Cooper (Queensland Reds – 51 Tests)
23. Kurtley Beale (NSW Waratahs – 47 Tests)
*On Debut
KICK-OFF: 18h30 CAT (SA time)
HEAD TO HEAD
Overall: Ireland 9 Australia 21 Drawn 1
In Ireland: Ireland 5, Australia 11, Drawn 1
LAST FIVE RESULTS
2013: Wallabies won 32-15 (Dublin)
2011: Ireland won 15-6 (Auckland)
2010: Wallabies won 22-15 (Brisbane)
2009: Drawn 20-20 (Dublin)
2008: Wallabies won 18-12 (Melbourne)
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