{"id":294379,"date":"2023-10-11T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=294379"},"modified":"2023-10-11T18:00:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:00:27","slug":"andy-farrell-names-unchanged-ireland-side-for-world-cup-quarter-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/rugby-union\/andy-farrell-names-unchanged-ireland-side-for-world-cup-quarter-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Farrell names UNCHANGED Ireland side for World Cup quarter-final"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mack Hansen has been selected in the Ireland starting team for Saturday\u2019s titanic quarter-final clash with New Zealand in France, but second row James Ryan misses out through injury.<\/p>\n
Andy Farrell has named an unchanged team for the game, from the side that started the victory against Scotland last weekend, after Hansen recovered from the calf injury that saw him removed before half time in that clash.<\/p>\n
Starting the star winger in such a big game, after he failed to train earlier in the week, reflects his importance to the team, but also that there could be an element of risk in picking him.<\/p>\n
He obviously had a few things to do at the beginning of the week (rehab-wise), but he\u2019s coming good and everyone\u2019s very confident that he\u2019s going to be fine for the game, no problem.\u2019<\/p>\n
Ryan started the Scotland game on the bench after injuring his wrist in the earlier pool victory over South Africa, and after coming on against the Scots he underwent extensive treatment on the field.<\/p>\n
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Mack Hansen has been selected in the Ireland starting team for their titanic quarter-final clash<\/p>\n
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Andy Farrell has named an unchanged team for the game against the All Blacks on Saturday<\/p>\n
Farrell indicated he could be fit for a semi-final should Ireland beat the All Blacks.<\/p>\n
\u2018James Ryan, he\u2019s out with a wrist injury that\u2019s being sorted,\u2019 said Farrell. \u2018We expect him as well to be fit for next week if we are able to get that far.\u2019<\/p>\n
There are two changes to the replacements, with utility back Jimmy O\u2019Brien replacing Stuart McCloskey, and young Leinster second row Joe McCarthy coming in for Ryan Baird.<\/p>\n
Ireland team v New Zealand: H Keenan; M Hansen, G Ringrose, B Aki, J Lowe; J Sexton (capt), J Gibson-Park; A Porter, D Sheehan, T Furlong; T Beirne, I Henderson; P O\u2019Mahony, J van der Flier, C Doris.<\/p>\n
Replacements: R Kelleher, D Kilcoyne, F Bealham, J McCarthy, J Conan, C Murray, J Crowley, J O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n