O'Leary starts for Ireland

The Ireland team to play New Zealand shows six changes from the starting team that opened with a victory over Canada in Thomond Park last Saturday.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2008 - 13:15

The Ireland team to play New Zealand shows six changes from the starting team that opened with a victory over Canada in Thomond Park last Saturday.

Girvan Dempsey comes into the side at fullback and Tomas O’Leary is selected to start his first international at scrumhalf.

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