Ireland Team v Argentina

[GaillimhIarthair]

Full back Geordan Murphy, hooker Jerry Flannery and backrow Stephen Ferris are the three changes to the Ireland team to take on Argentina in the Guinness series from the team that was named to play New Zealand last Saturday.
Murphy comes into the side in place of Girvan Dempsey and Flannery and Rory Best swap positions between the replacements and starting side from that game against New Zealand. Stephen Ferris returns to blindside flanker after starting in that position against Canada and coming on as a replacement last weekend.

In the forward replacements, Malcolm O'Kelly is named as cover for secondrow. One position is being left vacant and will be confirmed following the appeal by the Ireland team to Alan Quinlan's three week suspension. The appeal will be heard on Friday, 21st November.

Ireland Team (V Argentina, GUINNESS Series 2008, Saturday November 22nd, Croke Park, 14:45)

15 – Geordan Murphy (Leicester)

14 – Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)

13 – Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) Capt.

12 – Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)

11 – Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster)

10 – Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)

9 – Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin/Munster)

1 – Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster)

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 – Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)

17 – Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster)

18 – Malcolm O'Kelly (St.Mary's College/Leinster)

19 – A.N. Other

20 – Eoin Reddan (Wasps)

21 – Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)

22 – Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)