The Ireland ‘A’ side features 12 players who played against the Māori All Blacks during the Summer Tour of New Zealand – Craig Casey, Gavin Coombes, Ciarán Frawley, Dave Heffernan, **James Hume**, Jeremy Loughman, **Michael Lowry**, Joe McCarthy, Jimmy O’Brien, **Tom O’Toole**, Cian Prendergast and **Nick Timoney**. Jamie Osborne is one of three from the Emerging Ireland squad in the starting line up alongside Prendergast and McCarthy. Diarmuid Barron, Jack Crowley, Max Deegan and Calvin Nash, who were also on the Emerging Ireland Tour to South Africa, are named among the replacements. Craig Casey will captain the side which features **Jacob Stockdale**, who last lined out for Ireland against Japan in July 2021, while among the replacements is Marty Moore whose last game for Ireland was against Scotland in March 2015. ##### **Ireland ‘A’ v All Blacks XV (RDS, Friday, November 4th, 7.45pm)** **15\. Michael Lowry (Ulster/Banbridge) 1 cap**
14\. Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas) uncapped
13\. Jamie Osborne (Leinster/Naas) uncapped
**12\. James Hume (Ulster/Banbridge) 3 caps**
**11\. Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan) 35 caps**
10\. Ciaran Frawley (Leinster/Skerries) uncapped
9\. Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 5 caps Captain 1\. Jeremy Loughman (Munster/Garryowen) uncapped
2\. Dave Heffernan (Connacht/Buccaneers) 7 caps
**3\. Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 3 caps**
4\. Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin) uncapped
5\. Gavin Thornbury (Connacht) uncapped
6\. Cian Prendergast (Connacht) uncapped
**7\. Nick Timoney (Ulster/Banbridge) 2 caps**
8\. Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster) 2 caps **Replacements:** 16\. Diarmuid Barron (Munster/Garryowen) uncapped
17\. Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 48 caps
**18\. Marty Moore (Ulster) 10 caps**
19\. Ross Molony (Leinster/UCD) uncapped
20\. Max Deegan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 1 cap
21\. Caolin Blade (Connacht/Galwegians) 1 cap
22\. Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution) uncapped
23\. Calvin Nash (Munster/Young Munster) uncapped

Ireland ‘A’ Side Named To Face All Blacks XV In The RDS

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