O'Brien replaces Leamy in replacements for Boks game

Sean O'Brien has been included in the Ireland replacements for this Saturday's Guinness Series test match against South Africa in Croke Park.

O'Brien comes into the squad in place of Denis Leamy, who has failed to recover from his ankle injury that he picked up in the second half of the game against Fiji.

O'Brien, who was also among the replacements for that Fiji game, came on for Leamy in the 44th minute to win his first cap.

Leamy was undergoing rehabilitation throughout the week and while he has progressed well, the injury has not recovered fully to allow him to take his position among the replacements.

Ireland Team & Replacements (v South Africa, Croke Park, Saturday November 28, 2.30pm)

15 - Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)

14 - Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)

13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)

12 - Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)

11 - Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)

10 - Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)

9 - Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin/Munster)

1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)

2 - Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster)

3 - John Hayes (Bruff/Munster)

4 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)

5 - Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster)

6 - Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster)

7 - David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)

8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)

Replacements:

16 - Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht)

17 - Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster)

18 - Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster)

19 - Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)

20 - Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster)

21 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)

22 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)