Romania will field a second-string side against England on Saturday after coach Romeo Gontineac made 11 changes for the Otago Stadium clash.

Portugal have a realistic chance of grabbing the first World Cup victory in their history when they take on Romania in a Pool C battle of the minnows in Toulouse tomorrow.

IRISH coach Eddie O’Sullivan, quite understandably, fears the strength of the Romanian pack at Lansdowne Road tomorrow but he might also be well advised to keep a watchful eye on a couple of highly promising young backs who played key roles in last week’s late, late 22-20 victory over Canada in Bucharest.

Australia coach Eddie Jones believes high expectations are his team’s biggest danger going into what should be a relatively comfortable World Cup Pool A match against Romania at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Romanian team to play Ireland in the permanent tsb International at Thomond Park, Limerick, on Saturday, September 7 (k.o. 1.30 pm) is as follows: