Kelly fills Hickie void

Coach Eddie O’Sullivan today announced two changes to the Ireland side for Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final showdown with France in Melbourne.

Wed, 05 Nov, 2003 - 06:05

Coach Eddie O’Sullivan today announced two changes to the Ireland side for Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final showdown with France in Melbourne.

Winger John Kelly replaces the injured Denis Hickie, who flew home on Tuesday after rupturing his Achilles tendon in the nail-biting 17-16 defeat to Australia.

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Courts Rugby RWC2019 Place: Melbourne Place: Sydney Person: Kelly Person: Hickie Person: Eddie O’Sullivan Person: John Kelly Person: Denis Hickie Person: Victor Costello Person: Anthony Foley Person: O’Sullivan Person: Ronan O’Gara Person: David Humphreys Person: Alan Quinlan Person: Keith Gleeson Person: Phil Waugh Person: G Dempsey Person: S Horgan Person: B O’Driscoll Person: K Maggs Person: J Kelly Person: R O’Gara Person: P Stringer Person: R Corrigan Person: K Wood Person: J Hayes Person: M O’Kelly Person: P O’Connell Person: S Easterby Person: K Gleeson Person: V Costello Person: S Byrne Person: M Horan Person: D O’Callaghan Person: E Miller Person: G Easterby Person: D Humphreys Person: A Foley Event: World Cup quarter-final Organisation: Ireland Organisation: France Organisation: Australia Organisation: Wallabies Organisation: Argentina Organisation: England Organisation: Wales

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