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Trio expected to start against Aussies

Paul O'Connell, Sean O'Brien and Jonathan Sexton are all expected to start the November international against Australia on Saturday.

Trio expected to start against Aussies

Tue, 12 Nov, 2013 - 08:24

Paul O'Connell, Sean O'Brien and Jonathan Sexton are all expected to start the November international against Australia on Saturday.

All three have recovered from their respective strains that kept that out of the starting 15 against Samoa.

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