RWC2019: Teams announced for Wales v Ireland Warm-Up

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Joe Schmidt has rung the changes ahead of Ireland’s trip to the Principality Stadium on Saturday to take on the world’s number one side, Wales, in a World Cup warm-up match.

Jacob Stockdale, Iain Henderson, Peter O’Mahony and Bundee Aki are the only players to retain their spots in the starting fifteen with Joe preferring to try new options.

Joining Henderson and Stockdale as the Ulster contingent in the team is Will Addison who starts at fullback. This will be Addison’s first game back since Ulster’s away win against Leicester Tigers in January of this year. Rory Best and Jordi Murphy are named on the bench.

Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell and John Ryan form an all-Munster front row while James Ryan joins Henderson in the second row. O’Mahony switches to the openside and captains the side while Tadhg Beirne and . . .

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