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Ireland select new captain for Cardiff trip

By @rugby365com
Thursday 20 Feb 2025

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Ireland coach Simon Easterby has named a strong outfit led by new captain Dan Sheehan to face Wales at the Millenium Stadium in Round Three of the Six Nations.

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Sheehan will captain the side for the first time, becoming the 111th player to captain Ireland in a Test match.

Leinster’s Jack Boyle is in line for his Ireland debut should he come off the bench, while Jamie Osborne will make his maiden Six Nations appearance at fullback.

Gus McCarthy and Cian Prendergast could also make their Championship debuts in green having been named among the replacements.

Osborne partners James Lowe and the fit-again Mack Hansen in the back three, while Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose are the midfield pairing for the trip to Cardiff.

Sam Prendergast and Jamison Gibson-Park are retained as the halfback pairing.

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In the pack, Andrew Porter, captain Sheehan and Thomas Clarkson, who starts for Ireland for the first time, are named in the front row, with Joe McCarthy returning to fitness to partner Tadhg Beirne in the second row.

Peter O’Mahony continues at blindside flanker, Josh van der Flier is at openside and Jack Conan completes the Ireland starting team at No.8.

McCarthy, the uncapped Boyle, Finlay Bealham, James Ryan and Cian Prendergast are the forward replacements available to Easterby, with Conor Murray, Jack Crowley and Bundee Aki the backline reinforcements.

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Ireland:15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 James Lowe, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Tadhg Beirne , 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Thomas Clarkson , 2 Dan Sheehan (captain), 1 Andrew Porter.
Replacements: 16 Gus McCarthy, 17 Jack Boyle, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 James Ryan, 20 Cian Prendergast, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 Bundee Aki.

Date: Saturday, February 22
Venue: Millenium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 14.15 GMT
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia), Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
TMO: Ian Tempest (England)

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