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 Posted: 13 Nov 2024 at 15:40 |
Healy set to tie O'Driscoll's Ireland cap record
 Cian Healy is set to equal Brian O'Driscoll's Ireland cap record after being named on the bench for Friday's autumn international against Argentina, while Sam Prendergast and Thomas Clarkson are set to make their debuts.
The 37-year-old prop will draw level with the former Ireland captain on 133 appearances if he is introduced against the Pumas.
Head coach Andy Farrell has opted against making wholesale changes following last week's defeat by New Zealand, with Robbie Henshaw's inclusion at inside centre ahead of Bundee Aki - who does not make the squad - the only alteration to the starting line-up.
Prop Clarkson and fly-half Prendergast are primed to earn their first caps after being named among the replacements.
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Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Mack Hansen, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe; Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, Finlay Bealham; Joe McCarthy, James Ryan; Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (capt).
Replacements: Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Thomas Clarkson, Ryan Baird, Peter O'Mahony, Craig Casey, Sam Prendergast, Jamie Osborne. |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2024 at 12:24 |
Kolisi returns for South Africa against England
World champions South Africa have made 12 changes to their starting XV for Saturday's Autumn Nations Series match with England at Allianz Stadium.
Captain Siya Kolisi and former world player of the year Pieter-Steph du Toit return in the back row, while winger Cheslin Kolbe is also named in the side.
However, despite fielding seven forwards on the bench in the 32-15 win over Scotland, head coach Rassie Erasmus has opted for a conventional five forwards-three backs split among his replacements.
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South Africa: Fassi; Kolbe, Kriel, De Allende, Arendse; Libbok, Williams; Nche, Mbonambi, Loux, Etzebeth, Snyman, Kolisi (capt), Du Toit, Wiese.
Replacements: Marx, Steenekamp, Koch, Louw, Smith, Reinach, Pollard, Am |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2024 at 13:39 |
England make four changes to face South Africa
Scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet and full-back Freddie Steward start for England against South Africa as head coach Steve Borthwick makes four changes to his starting XV.
The Leicester pair have yet to feature in the Autumn Nations Series but come straight into the line-up in place of Ben Spencer and George Furbank.
Ollie Sleightholme makes his first England start on the wing in place of the injured Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, while Sam Underhill comes in for Tom Curry, who is also missing with concussion.
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England: Steward; Freeman, Lawrence, Slade, Sleightholme; M Smith, Van Poortvliet; Genge, George (capt), Stuart, Itoje, Martin, Cunningham-South, Underhill, Earl.
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Baxter, Cole, Isiekwe, Dombrandt, Randall, Ford, Roebuck. |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2024 at 14:58 |
Douglas could be youngest Scotland player for 60 years
Back row Freddy Douglas could become the youngest debutant for Scotland's men's side for more than 60 years after being named as a replacement against Portugal in the third Autumn Test at Murrayfield on Saturday.
The 19-year-old represented Scotland's Under-18 side in the 2023 Six Nations Festival only 18 months ago but looks poised to be the youngest player to feature for the full national side since Donald White in 1963.
The Edinburgh forward has played for Edinburgh A this season and has also represented Scotland in the Under-20 Six Nations and World Rugby Under-20 Trophy in 2024.
He made the most tackles and breakdown steals in the Under-20 Six Nations.
His Edinburgh team-mate Ben Muncaster, who played for Scotland A against Chile on the 2022 summer tour, will definitely make his debut after being named in the back row alongside Bath's Josh Bayliss and Luke Crosbie of Edinburgh.
Glasgow lock Alex Samuel will also win his first Scotland cap and will be partnered in the second row by Scarlets' Alex Craig.
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Scotland team to face Portugal
Jordan (Glasgow); Graham (Edinburgh), Hutchinson (Northampton), McDowall (Glasgow) Reed (Sale); Hastings (Glasgow), Horne (Glasgow); Bhatti (Glasgow), Harrison (Edinburgh), Hurd (Leicester); Craig (Scarlets), Samuel (Glasgow); Crosbie (Edinburgh), Muncaster (Edinburgh), Bayliss (Bath).
Replacements: Matthews (Glasgow), Sutherland (Glasgow), Millar Mills (Northampton), Johnson (Oyonnax), Douglas (Edinburgh), Dobie (Glasgow), Currie (Edinburgh), Rowe (Glasgow). |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2024 at 16:19 |
Australia drop Suaalii to bench for Wales Test
Australia have dropped new star centre Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to the replacements' bench for the Autumn Nations Series match against Wales in Cardiff on Sunday.
Suaalii is replaced by Samu Kerevi in one of six personnel changes made by head coach Joe Schmidt to the side that edged a thriller 42-37 against England at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham.
Captain Harry Wilson is missing because of concussion with flanker Seru Uru coming in and Rob Valetini moving to number eight.
Prop Allan Alaalatoa replaces Taniela Tupou and assumes the captaincy.
France-based lock Will Skelton replaces Jeremy Williams for his first Test of 2024, wing Max Jorgenson, who scored the winning try as a replacement last weekend, comes in for the injured Dylan Pietsch and scrum-half Nic White replaces Jake Gordon.
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Australia team to play Wales
Wright; Kellaway, Ikitau, Kerevi, Jorgensen; Lolesio, White; Bell, Faessler, Alaalatoa, Frost, Skelton, Uru, McReight, Valetini.
Replacements: Paenga-Amosa, Slipper, Nonggorr, Salakaia-Loto, Gleeson, McDermott, Donaldson, Suaalii |
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Posted: 16 hours 3 minutes ago at 00:20 |
England call up Murley with Feyi-Waboso still out
Harlequins wing Cadan Murley has been named in England's 36-strong squad to prepare for Sunday's Test against Japan after scoring two tries in England A’s win over Australia last weekend.
The uncapped 25-year-old comes in after an injury to Elliot Daly. Fellow wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is still recovering from a concussion he sustained in the 42-37 defeat by Australia on 9 November.
However, flanker Tom Curry - who was concussed in the same match - has passed his return-to-play protocol and is in the squad at the expense of Bath's Charlie Ewels.
Both Curry and Feyi-Waboso were absent for the 29-20 loss to South Africa on Saturday.
Sale prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour, who trained with the senior squad last week before dropping back into the second-string set-up and starting for England A against their Australian counterparts, is included once again. |
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Posted: 3 hours 45 minutes ago at 12:38 |
Wales recall Costelow to face South Africa
Wales fly-half Sam Costelow will start and Blair Murray switches to full-back as Warren Gatland makes four personnel changes to face world champions South Africa in Cardiff on Saturday.
Costelow replaces Gareth Anscombe, while Murray moves from wing to full-back with Rio Dyer returning and Cameron Winnett dropping out of the squad.
In the forwards, Exeter lock Christ Tshiunza replaces the injured Adam Beard, while number eight Taine Plumtree is recalled for Aaron Wainwright.
Gloucester lock Freddie Thomas is set to win his first cap from the replacements' bench, which includes wing Josh Hathaway, but Anscombe is not included in the squad.
It will be the first time New Zealand-born Murray has started a professional game at full-back.
Murray arrived at the Scarlets for the beginning of the 2024-25 season and has made six starts on the wing.
The 23 players in Wales' matchday squad have 334 caps between them, while South Africa's replacements alone have played a collective total of 431 international games.
In all, the Springboks' matchday 23 have 970 caps between them.
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Wales team v South Africa
Murray; Rogers, Llewellyn, B Thomas, Dyer; Costelow, Bevan; G Thomas, Lake (capt), Griffin, Rowlands, Tshiunza, Botham, Morgan, Plumtree.
Replacements: Elias, Smith, Assiratti, F Thomas, Reffell, R Williams, James, Hathaway. |
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