SHOULDER TO SHOULDER

IRELAND Team & Replacements

 (v Japan, 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A, Shziuoka Stadium Ecopa, Saturday, September 28, kick-off 6.45pm local time/10.45am Irish time):

Player/Club/Province/Caps –

15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 92 caps
14. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 78 caps
13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 25 caps
12. Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) 8 caps
11. Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster) 22 caps
10. Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 8 caps
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 75 caps
1. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 92 caps
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 121 caps CAPTAIN
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 37 caps
4. Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster) 49 caps
5. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 20 caps
6. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 60 caps
7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 20 caps
8. CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 34 caps

Replacements
16. Sean Cronin (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 70 caps
17. Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 32 caps
18. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 19 caps
19. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster) 9 caps
20. Rhys Ruddock (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 23
21. Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 15 caps
22. Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Munster) 19 caps
23. Jordan Larmour (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 17 caps