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 | |
Il Grillotalpa 