Domani all’Aviva Stadium di Dublino va in scena un classico del rugby, ultimo test-match per entrambi le formazioni prima di volare in Nuova Zelanda.
Questo il XV annunciato dal ct irlandese Kidney:
15 Geordan Murphy, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Keith Earls, 12 Gordon D’Arcy, 11 Andrew Trimble, 10 Ronan O’Gara, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 David Wallace, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Jerry Flannery, 1 Cian Healy.
In panchina: 16 Rory Best, 17 Tom Court , 18 Donnacha Ryan, 19 Denis Leamy, 20 Conor Murray, 21 Jonathan Sexton, 22 Fergus McFadden.
Questo invece quello scelto da Martin Johnson:
England Team to face Ireland
Player Club
15 Ben Foden Northampton Saints
14 Chris Ashton Northampton Saints
13 Manu Tuilagi Leicester Tigers
12 Mike Tindall (C) Gloucester Rugby
11 Mark Cueto Sale Sharks
10 Jonny Wilkinson RC Toulon
9 Richard Wigglesworth Saracens
1 Andrew Sheridan Sale Sharks
2 Steve Thompson London Wasps
3 Dan Cole Leicester Tigers
4 Louis Deacon Leicester Tigers
5 Courtney Lawes Northampton Saints
6 Tom Croft Leicester Tigers
7 James Haskell Ricoh Black Rams
8 Nick Easter Harlequins
Replacements
Player Club
16 Dylan Hartley Northampton Saints
17 Matt Stevens Saracens
18 Simon Shaw Unattached
19 Tom Wood Northampton Saints
20 Joe Simpson London Wasps
21 Toby Flood Leicester Tigers
22 Delon Armitage