Two uncapped players named in Ireland squad
There are two uncapped players included in the Ireland squad for the opening Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Italy at the Aviva Stadium.
Munster’s Jean Kleyn will make his Ireland debut in the second-row alongside Devin Toner in a new-look side captained by Rhys Ruddock.
Ruddock is joined in the back-row by Jordi Murphy and Tommy O’Donnell, who won the last of his 12 caps against Scotland in 2016.
Jack McGrath, Rob Herring and Andrew Porter are named in the front-row.
Luke McGrath and Joey Carbery fill the half-back positions with Chris Farrell and Garry Ringrose named in the centre.
Here's your Ireland team to play Italy in the first game of the Guinness Series 2019 on Saturday.
2 Uncapped players in the 23 – Jean Kleyn and Mike Haley
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Jordan Larmour is at full-back with Andrew Conway and David Kearney on the wings.
The uncapped Mike Haley is included in the replacements. He is joined by Niall Scannell, Cian Healy, John Ryan, Iain Henderson, Tadhg Beirne, Kieran Marmion and Jack Carty.
Ireland: 15 Jordan Larmour, 14 Andrew Conway, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Chris Farrell 11 Dave Kearney, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Jordi Murphy, 7 Tommy O’Donnell, 6 Rhys Ruddock (c), 5 Jean Kleyn, 4 Devin Toner, 3 Andrew Porter, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Jack McGrath
Replacements: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 Cian Healy, 18 John Ryan, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Tadhg Beirne, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Jack Carty, 23 Mike Haley
Date: Saturday, August 10
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 14:00 BST (13:00 GMT)
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant Referees: Tom Foley (England), Mike Adamson (Scotland)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)