McCarthy Replaces Ryan On Ireland XV Bench

Following the Ireland Captain’s Run session at Thomond Park this morning, Donnacha Ryan has been ruled out of the GUINNESS Series game against Fiji tomorrow due to illness.

Second row Mike McCarthy, the man-of-the-match against South Africa, has been added to the Ireland XV replacements bench instead of Donnacha Ryan.

IRELAND XV Team & Replacements (v Fiji, 2012 GUINNESS Series, Thomond Park, Saturday, November 17, kick-off 5.30pm):

15 – Denis Hurley (Dolphin/Munster/1)
14 – Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster/15)
13 – Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster/3)
12 – Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster) *
11 – Craig Gilroy (Dungannon/Ulster) *
10 – Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) *
9 – Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster/13)
1 – David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster/1)
2 – Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster/22)
3 – Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster/23)
4 – Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster/89)
5 – Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster/5)
6 – Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster/1)
7 – John Muldoon (Galwegians/Connacht/3)
8 – Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster/51) (capt)

Replacements:

16 – Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster/1)
17 – Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster/34)
18 – Michael Bent (Leinster/1)
19 – Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht/5)
20 – Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster/3)
21 – Paul Marshall (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) *
22 – Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College/Leinster/33)
23 – Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster/2)

* Denotes uncapped player