Ireland v United States of America
Rugby World Cup 2011, Pool - C
18:00 local, 06:00 GMT, 12:00 BDT
11 September 2011, @ Yarrow Stadium .
Referee: Craig Joubert (SA),
Record: Played: 6, Ireland won 6, USA won 0.
Rugby World Cup 2011, Pool - C
18:00 local, 06:00 GMT, 12:00 BDT
11 September 2011, @ Yarrow Stadium .
Referee: Craig Joubert (SA),
Record: Played: 6, Ireland won 6, USA won 0.
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In RWC - Ireland will take on the USA at the Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth in New Zealand on September 11, 2011. This is the seventh game of the tournament and will see the two sides go into the game with different objectives; while the Irish will be looking to win the match convincingly, in a bid to go through to the quarter-finals, USA will be looking to compete in the game and try not to lose by a huge margin.
Ireland Team News: Conor Murray will make his full Test debut for Ireland having beaten Eoin Reddan to the scrum-half slot. Sean O'Brien and Rob Kearney are left out of the squad, but coach Declan Kidney has said their absence is purely precautionary. Geordan Murphy and Shane Jennings, therefore, continue at fullback and openside flanker. Gordon D'Arcy has recovered from a calf injury in order to line-up alongside Brian O'Driscoll in midfield while Andrew Trimble drops to the bench with Keith Earls and Tommy Bowe filling the midfield berths.
Ireland Team: G Murphy; T Bowe, B O'Driscoll (c), G D'Arcy, K Earls; J Sexton, C Murray; T Court, R Best, M Ross, D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell, S Ferris, S Jennings, J Heaslip
Replacements: J Flannery, T Buckley, D Ryan, D Leamy, E Reddan, R O'Gara, A Trimble
USA Team News: Flanker Todd Clever will lead a side that shows a number of changes to that which was beaten 20-14 by Japan in their final World Cup warm-up clash last month. Roland Suniula will make only his second start at fly-half and his brother Andrew links up with Paul Emerick in a new-look midfield. There is also a return for Ngwenya while up front Shawn Pittman comes in at loose-head, John van der Giessen gets the nod at lock and Nic Johnson anchors the back-row.
USA Team: Blaine Scully; Takudzwa Ngwenya, Paul Emerick, Andrew Suniula, James Paterson; Roland Suniula, Mike Petri; Mike MacDonald, Phil Thiel, Shawn Pittman, John van der Giessen, Hayden Smith, Louis Stanfill, Todd Clever (c), Nic Johnson
Replacements: Chris Biller, Matekitonga Moeakiola, Scott LaValla, Pat Danahy, Tim Usasz, Nese Malifa, Colin Hawley
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Ireland Team: G Murphy; T Bowe, B O'Driscoll (c), G D'Arcy, K Earls; J Sexton, C Murray; T Court, R Best, M Ross, D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell, S Ferris, S Jennings, J Heaslip
Replacements: J Flannery, T Buckley, D Ryan, D Leamy, E Reddan, R O'Gara, A Trimble
USA Team: Blaine Scully; Takudzwa Ngwenya, Paul Emerick, Andrew Suniula, James Paterson; Roland Suniula, Mike Petri; Mike MacDonald, Phil Thiel, Shawn Pittman, John van der Giessen, Hayden Smith, Louis Stanfill, Todd Clever (c), Nic Johnson
Replacements: Chris Biller, Matekitonga Moeakiola, Scott LaValla, Pat Danahy, Tim Usasz, Nese Malifa, Colin Hawley
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