Leinster No 8 Victor Costello has been forced to withdraw from the Ireland A team to play New Zealand at Ravenhill, Belfast, on Tuesday, due to a rib injury.
Costello will be replaced by Ulster’s Tony McWhirter while New Zealand-
born Irish international Andy Ward has been drafted onto the replacements’ bench.
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