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Joe Schmidt Names Very Strong Team To Take On England

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04:32 3 Sep 2015


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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt's named a very strong team to face England in the last Rugby World Cup warm up, on Saturday at Twickenham.

It looks near enough Schmidt's best 15 bar Simon Zebo who plays at full-back while Cian Healy has failed to make the matchday squad.

First-choice full-back Rob Kearney was omitted, not due to injury, but to allow Darren Cave to get some game time revealed the boss at today's team announcement

As Schmidt alluded to there, Robbie Henshaw and Jared Payne resume their partnership in the centre with Tommy Bowe and Dave Kearney on the wings.

Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray as expected make up that formidable half-back line.

Paul O'Connell & Johnny Sexton go head to head ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Skipper Paul O'Connell leads the pack with Devin Toner in the second row ahead of the back row trio; Peter O'Mahony, Sean O'Brien and Jamie Heaslip.

In the front row it's Jack McGrath, Rory Best and Mike Ross who didn't feature against Wales but is primed and ready for the Auld Enemy

IRELAND Team & Replacements (v England, 2015 Rugby World Cup Warm-Up Match, Twickenham Stadium, Saturday, September 5, kick-off 2.30pm):

15. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)
14. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
13. Jared Payne (Ulster)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
11. Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
10. Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1. Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
3. Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
4. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
5. Paul O'Connell (Young Munster) (capt)
6. Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
7. Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster)
8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)

Replacements:

16. Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
17. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
18. Nathan White (Connacht)
19. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
20. Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster)
21. Eoin Reddan (Old Crescent/Leinster)
22. Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
23. Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster


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