Picking the Ireland team to face England this weekend
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Round 3.
England versus Ireland is always a big one in the rugby calendar every year, with the two old rivals rarely failing to entertain us when they meet.
But both teams come into the game in a strange place. England off the back of a hammering at the hands of Scotland, and Ireland off an unconvincing win over Italy in Dublin.
Andy Farrell’s side were much improved from Paris, but once again, we were left with more questions than answers after the final whistle.
With that, we expect several changes once again this weekend with some tough decisions to make in the second row, back row, and of course, at 10.
Here’s the team we reckon Andy Farrell should go with against England.
Proposed Ireland team vs England
15. Jamie Osborne
14. Rob Baloucoune
13. Garry Ringrose
12. Stuart McCloskey
11. James Lowe
10. Jack Crowley
9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Jeremy Loughman
2. Dan Sheehan
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Tadhg Beirne
5. James Ryan
6. Jack Conan
7. Josh van der Flier
8. Caelan Doris (c)
Replacements:
16. Ronan Kelleher
17. Michael Milne
18. Thomas Clarkson
19. Edwin Edogbo
20. Cormac Izucukwu
21. Nick Timoney
22. Craig Casey
23. Sam Prendergast
