Ireland name team for crunch Rugby World Cup quarter-final against All Blacks

IRELAND have named an unchanged side for their World Cup quarter-final with New Zealand in Paris' Stade de France on Saturday evening (8pm kick-off - Irish time).

There had been doubts surrounding the fitness of wingers Mack Hansen and James Lowe but both are named to start. They form a back three with Hugo Keenan, while Bundee Aki and Garry Ringrose continue their excellent pairing at centre. Captain Johnny Sexton is named at out half with Jamison Gibson-Park at scrum half.

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The front row sees Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong pack down in front of Tadhg Beirne and Iain Henderson. Peter O'Mahony, Josh van der Flier and Caelan Doris complete the Ireland team.

Conor Murray, Dave Kilcoyne and Jack Crowley are named in the replacements along with Ronan Kelleher, Finlay Bealham, Joe McCarthy, Jack Conan and Jimmy O'Brien.

Full squad below:

Ireland team: H Keenan (Leinster); M Hansen (Connacht), G Ringrose (Leinster), B Aki (Connacht), J Lowe (Leinster); J Sexton (Leinster, capt), J Gibson-Park (Leinster); A Porter (Leinster), D Sheehan (Leinster), T Furlong (Leinster), T Beirne (Munster), I Henderson (Ulster), P O’Mahony (Munster), J Van Der Flier (Leinster), C Doris (Leinster).

Replacements: R Kelleher (Leinster), D Kilcoyne (Munster), F Bealham (Connacht), J McCarthy (Leinster), J Conan (Leinster), C Murray (Munster), J Crowley (Munster), J O’Brien (Leinster).