Ireland have discarded the bulk of the team that took a pasting last Saturday and selected a whole new starting XV for the game against the New Zealand Maori on Friday morning.
The game should be memorable enough for us Nordies as I’m sure it’s been a while since five Ulstermen started any Ireland match of any description and even though one of them will be switching to Leinster at the end of the month I think we should celebrate the occasion anyway.
I for one am now looking forward to this game with a renewed sense of excitement as it gives us a great chance to benchmark our players on the international stage for the Maori team is certainly international standard.
We all know what Paddy can do but it’ll be great to see him play a substantial part of a game with Sexton. Providing Ireland get any sort of ball this could be one of the most exciting combinations for some time if both play to their . . .
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