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Home » New Zealand vs Ireland: Robert Baloucoune starts as Irish recall key men for Nations Championship tie
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New Zealand vs Ireland: Robert Baloucoune starts as Irish recall key men for Nations Championship tie

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New Zealand vs Ireland: Robert Baloucoune starts as Irish recall key men for Nations Championship tie
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Having selected four debutants in an experimental squad against Japan last week, Farrell has picked a side loaded with experience – with the starting XV boasting a combined 711 caps – for the trip to Eden Park.

Hugo Keenan, outstanding against Australia, returns at full-back with the versatile O’Brien shifting wings to the left to accommodate Baloucoune’s return.

Jamie Osborne and Jacob Stockdale, who started on the left wing against Australia and Japan, are not included in the matchday squad.

Garry Ringrose partners McCloskey in midfield as Robbie Henshaw drops out, while Prendergast and Jamison Gibson-Park renew their half-back pairing.

In the pack, O’Toole makes his fifth successive Test start at loose-head prop stretching back to the Six Nations, with three-time British and Irish Lion tight-head Furlong and hooker Sheehan restored to the front row.

Joe McCarthy is reinstalled in the second row alongside Ryan, meaning Beirne – who captained Ireland for the first time last week – moves to blind-side flanker. Open-side Josh van der Flier and number eight Conan complete the back row.

Thirteen of the 15 selected started against Australia, with Baloucoune and Beirne the only changes as Osborne and Cian Prendergast miss out.

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