IRELAND

Preview: Ireland A v Argentina Pumas

Friday 20th June 2008

Cave: Handed his first start of the tournament

Allen Clarke has made five changes to his Ireland A side for their Churchill Cup Plate Final against Argentina Pumas on Saturday.

Having beaten the USA, as well as going down to the Saxons, Ireland now play Argentina Pumas to decide who finishes third and fourth in the tournament.

Mark McCrea returns on the wing while Darren Cave and Frank Murphy are handed their first starts of the tournament.

In the forwards, Denis Fogarty returns to the number two shirt and flanker Johnny O'Connor returns at number seven in place of Ulster's David Pollock.

More to follow...

The Teams:

Ireland A: 15 Denis Hurley, 14 Mark McCrea, 13 Darren Cave, 12 Keith Earls, 11 Brian Tuohy, 10 Johnny Sexton, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 Roger Wilson, 7 Johnny O'Connor, 6 Neil Best, 5 Bob Casey (c), 4 Donnacha Ryan, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Denis Fogarty, 1 Cian Healey.
Replacements: 16 Tom Court, 17 Sean Cronin, 18 Trevor Hogan, 19 David Pollock, 20 Paul Marshall, 21 Ian Keatley, 22 Fergus McFadden.

Argentina Pumas: tbc

Date: Saturday 21 June, 2008
Kick-off: 11:45 (local)
Venue: Toyota Park, Chicago