40-29.
An iconic result. A huge moment for Irish rugby. A huge moment for world rugby. If there was one thing we could have done to improve it, it would have been to get Sean O’Brien into the side that day.
The Tullow Tank gets his chance this Saturday with Joe Schmidt naming O’Brien in the back row in place of Jordi Murphy (injured) as Ireland look to do an unprecendented double over New Zealand in the space of two weeks.
Having made it past the hour mark against Canada, O’Brien enters the side as the only change to the the one name for the historic win in Chicago.
Ireland team to face New Zealand
15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 70
14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 67
13. Jared Payne (Ulster) 17
12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 23
11. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) 26
10. Johnny Sexton (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 62
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 51
1. Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 34
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 98 (c)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 9
4. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster) 42
5. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 40
6. CJ Stander (Munster) 8
7. Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster) 43
8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) 89 (vice captain)
Replacements
16. Sean Cronin (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 54
17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 60
18. Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht) 4
19. Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 26
20. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 3
21. Kieran Marmion (Galway Corinthians/Connacht) 7
22. Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) 17
23. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)
Kick off is at the Aviva this Saturday at 5.30pm and KCLR’s Stephen Byrne will be at the match for KCLR. Keep an eye out on Facebook and Twitter and an ear out on air for the pre-match buildup.
Watch the team announcement in full below with Johnny Sexton and Irish manager Joe Schmidt.
