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O'Brien Called Up To Ireland Bench
26 November 2009, 11:52 am
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Sean O'Brien, in action against Fiji last weekend, has been called up to the Ireland bench in place of the injured Denis Leamy
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Sean O'Brien has been added to the Ireland replacements bench for this Saturday's GUINNESS Series Test match against South Africa at Croke Park (kick-off 2.30pm). O'Brien comes into the squad in place of Denis Leamy, who has failed to recover from his ankle injury he picked up against Fiji last weekend.
Sean O'Brien, who was also among the replacements for the Fiji game, came on for the injured Denis Leamy in the 44th minute to win his first Test cap.
O'Brien also featured for Ireland 'A' in the 48-19 victory over Tonga at Ravenhill earlier this month.
Leamy was undergoing rehabilitation throughout the week and while he has progressed well, the ankle injury has not recovered fully to allow him to take his position among the replacements.
Click here for the South Africa team selection.
IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v South Africa, GUINNESS Series 2009, Croke Park, Saturday, November 28, kick-off 2.30pm):
15 - Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14 - Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
12 - Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)
11 - Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
10 - Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
9 - Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin/Munster)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
2 - Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster)
3 - John Hayes (Bruff/Munster)
4 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
5 - Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
6 - Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster)
7 - David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)
Replacements:
16 - Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht)
17 - Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster)
18 - Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster)
19 - Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
20 - Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster)
21 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
22 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
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