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The Ireland team to play New Zealand this Saturday has been named and shows ten changes to the starting XV that played against the Barbarians in the opening game of the tour.
Ireland's flying winger, Tommy Bowe, has today been announced as the official RBS Player of the Championship for the 2010 RBS 6 Nations.
Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has named an unchanged starting XV for the first time in this year's RBS 6 Nations Championship for the penultimate game in Croke Park against Wales on Saturday.
Kevin McLaughlin is the one new cap named in the Ireland team to play Italy this Saturday in Croke Park.
Ireland boss Declan Kidney has named nine uncapped players in his squad for this year's RBS 6 Nations Championship.
Ulster's Dan Tuohy, Declan Fitzpatrick and Chris Henry along with Leinster's John Fogarty, Devin Toner, Fergus McFadden and Kevin McLaughlin are included alongside Leicester winger Johne Murphy and Connacht's South African born prop Brett Wilkinson.
Fullback Rob Kearney is confident that Ireland will match the Boks physically in their clash at Croke Park on Saturday.
Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has laughed off suggestions that the Springboks are a team in decline ahead of their meeting at Croke Park on Saturday.
Sean O'Brien has been included in the Ireland replacements for this Saturdays Guinness Series test match against South Africa in Croke Park.
Ireland coach Declan Kidney is wary of the Springboks - despite their perceived loss of form on their European Tour.
Ireland coach Declan Kidney has picked rookie flyhalf Jonathan Sexton ahead of veteran Ronan O'Gara due to his desire to see the young Leinster flyhalf perform against top quality opposition.
The Ireland team to play South Africa has been named and shows six changes to the starting fifteen from the team that played against Fiji - however there is no space for regular flyhalf Ronan O'Gara.
Ireland coach Declan Kidney will be relieved that the injury to Denis Leamy is not as serious as first thought and that the loose-forward could still recover in time to face the Springboks this weekend.
Leinster flyhalf Jonathan Sexton will make his international debut for Ireland in the one-off Test against Fiji in Dublin on Saturday.
Ireland coach Declan Kidney has named three uncapped players in the matchday 22 for the Test against Australia at Croke Park on Saturday.
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