Ireland Team named for home Wales Test

Ireland captain Rory Best will win his 120th cap on his last appearance in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The game also marks the final match for Joe Schmidt on Irish soil. Best, who will retire after the Rugby World Cup, leads a much changed Ireland team against Wales in the final Guinness Series test match of the summer. Cian Healy and Tadhg Furlong join the Ireland captain in the front row with James Ryan and Jean Kleyn packing down in the second row. Jack Conan starts at No. 8 with CJ Stander coming into the back row at 6 and Josh van der Flier named at 7. Jonathan Sexton makes his seasonal debut and is joined in the half backs by Conor Murray. Bundee Aki starts at 12 with Robbie Henshaw coming in at 13. Keith Earls is also back, on the left wing with Jordan Larmour on the right and Rob Kearney at fullback. Sean Cronin is in line to win his 70th cap as he is named in the replacements. He is joined by Dave Kilcoyne, Andrew Porter, Iain Henderson and Rhys Ruddock as the forward cover. Luke McGrath, Jack Carty and Garry Ringrose are the replacement backs. Ireland Team & Replacements (v Wales, Guinness Series 2019, Aviva Stadium, Saturday, September 7, 2pm) Player/Club/Province/Caps 15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 91 caps 14. Jordan Larmour (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 15 caps 13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 37 caps 12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 19 caps 11. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 77 caps 10. Jonathan Sexton (St Marys College/Leinster) 83 caps 9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 73 caps 1. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 90 caps 2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 119 caps CAPTAIN 3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 35 caps 4. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 18 caps 5. Jean Kleyn (Munster) 2 caps 6. CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 32 caps 7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 18 caps 8. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 15 caps Replacements 16. Sean Cronin (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 69 caps 17. Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 30 caps 18. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 17 caps 19. Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster) 47 caps 20. Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 22 21. Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 13 caps 22. Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 6 caps 23. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 23 caps