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Heaslip To Captain Ireland
8 November 2012, 12:50 pm
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Number 8 Jamie Heaslip will captain the Ireland team when they take on South Africa in Saturday's GUINNESS Series clash at the Aviva Stadium
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Number 8 Jamie Heaslip will captain Ireland in the opening game of the 2012 GUINNESS Series against South Africa at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 5.30pm).
Richardt Strauss will earn his first cap for Ireland at hooker in the front row alongside his Leinster colleagues Cian Healy and Mike Ross.
Mike McCarthy is selected in the second row alongside Donnacha Ryan, with Chris Henry lining out at openside flanker and Peter O'Mahony positioned at blindside.
Simon Zebo will be earning his first start for Ireland at full-back, in a back-three that has plenty of experience in Andrew Trimble and Tommy Bowe, who will be earning his 50th cap for Ireland since making his debut against the USA in 2004.
Jonathan Sexton and Conor Murray will combine at half-back once again with Gordon D'Arcy and Keith Earls completing the starting line-up as the centre partnership.
Among the replacements, forwards David Kilcoyne, Michael Bent and Iain Henderson are all in line to make their international debuts should they be called into the game.
IRELAND Team & Replacements (v South Africa, 2012 GUINNESS Series, Aviva Stadium, Saturday, November 10, kick-off 5.30pm):
15 - Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster/1 cap)
14 - Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster/49)
13 - Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster/32)
12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster/69)
11 - Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster/48)
10 - Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster/32)
9 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster/12)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster/33)
2 - Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster) *
3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster/22)
4 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster/21)
5 - Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht/4)
6 - Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster/7)
7 - Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster/2)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster/50) (capt)
Replacements:
16 - Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster/21)
17 - David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) *
18 - Michael Bent (Leinster) *
19 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster/88)
20 - Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) *
21 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster/45)
22 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster/124)
23 - Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster/14)
* Denotes uncapped player
20 May 13
Second row Paul O'Connell spoke to the assembled media on the Lions squad's first day at their training camp in Carton House. He cannot wait until the full squad is together and is hoping to be involved in the historic tour opener against the Barbarians in Hong Kong.
20 May, 19:55
Second row Paul O'Connell spoke to the assembled media on the Lions squad's first day at their training camp in Carton House. He cannot wait until the full squad is together and is hoping to be involved in the historic tour opener against the Barbarians in Hong Kong.
20 May, 18:35
Irish Rugby TV brings you footage of the special reception at Farmleigh House which Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar TD, hosted to honour the Grand Slam achievements of the Ireland Women's squad and management team.
20 May, 16:55
The British & Irish Lions are in Ireland this week for a training camp at Carton House as they build towards their opening match of the 2013 tour against the Barbarians. Head coach Warren Gatland and captain Sam Warburton fielded questions from the media earlier today.
20 May, 10:19
Irish Rugby TV spoke to Ireland interim head coach Les Kiss about the upcoming North America tour and his future within the management team.
20 May, 10:06
Ireland interim head coach Les Kiss announces the squad for the summer tour to North America, and he also reveals the make-up of the Emerging Ireland squad for the Tblisi Cup competition.
15 May, 15:38
Minister for Sport Leo Varadkar TD and Ireland captain Jamie Heaslip today launched the GUINNESS Mid-Strength Irish Rugby Gathering which is set to attract hundreds of teams to a one day festival of Sevens, Tag and Touch rugby in Dublin on Saturday, August 17.
10 May, 20:09
Ulster number 8 Nick Williams spoke to Irish Rugby TV after he was crowned the Hibernia College IRUPA Players' Player of the Year at the awards ceremony in Dublin earlier this week.
10 May, 20:07
Irish Rugby TV spoke to IRUPA CEO Omar Hassanein at the IRUPA awards ceremony in Dublin earlier this week, discussing what is 'a very exciting night' for the rugby community which offers 'a chance to acknowledge players who have excelled amongst their peers'.
10 May, 08:00
Craig Gilroy's try against Argentina on his Ireland debut won the IRUPA VW Try Of The Year award this week. We spoke to the young Ulster winger about his whirlwind season.
9 May, 15:12
Former Leinster and Ireland winger Denis Hickie was inducted into the IRUPA Hall of Fame this week. Irish Rugby TV spoke to the Dubliner about his award, his transition into the 'real world' and how he sees Irish rugby now.
30 Apr, 10:36
Joe Schmidt gave his first press conference as Ireland head coach live on IrishRugby.ie on Monday afternoon. Check out the highlights from the Aviva Stadium.
30 Apr, 09:24
Joe Schmidt gave his first interview as Ireland head coach to Irish Rugby TV. From the Ireland dressing room in the Aviva Stadium, Schmidt spoke about his pride in being appointed and how he would love to see Brian O'Driscoll stay on for another season.
29 Apr, 20:06
Joe Schmidt Leinster's two-time Heineken Cup-winning supremo, spoke to the press after he was confirmed as the new Ireland head coach at a media conference in the Aviva Stadium.
29 Apr, 15:24
IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne said that it was very clear that Joe Schmidt was 'the outstanding candidate for the Ireland head coach position', following the Union's search to find a successor to Declan Kidney.
11 Apr, 23:58
The Ireland Under-19s played their French counterparts in Montargis recently. Despite converted tries from David Johnston and Ross Molony, the Irish youngsters fell to a 20-14 defeat. Check out the match highlights.
4 Apr, 09:58
A late drop goal denied the Ireland Under-19s a comeback win in an exciting game against England at Donnybrook on Wednesday. Check out the Irish Rugby TV highlights.
30 Mar, 09:05
The IRB website interviewed Ireland Women's Sevens coach Jon Skurr before the squad's debut in an IRB Women's Sevens World Series event - this weekend's Guangzhou Sevens in China.
21 Mar, 07:00
Jeannette 'Jetty' Feighery spoke to Irish Rugby TV this week about the success of the Grand Slam and the positive impact it can have for the Women's Sevens squad as they prepare for the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend.
20 Mar, 20:00
Ireland Women's head coach Philip Doyle spoke to Irish Rugby TV about just how momentous winning the Grand Slam is.
20 Mar, 07:00
Ireland Women's team manager Gemma Crowley chatted to Irish Rugby TV at the Grand Slam homecoming in Dublin Airport on Monday. Gemma spoke about the campaign being 'a dream come true' and how she hopes it will encourage more young girls to take up rugby.
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