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Irish coach Declan Kidney changes the line-up for Samoa game

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DARA KELLY,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 5:03 AM
Updated Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 5:03 AM

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Rugby Union - RBS Six Nations Media Launch - Hurlingham Club...Ireland coach Declan Kidney during the RBS Six Nations Media Launch at The Hurlingham Club, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday January 28, 2009. See PA story RUGBYU Six Nations. Photo credit should read: David Davies/PA Wire.
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Ireland rugby coach Declan Kidney has made an unprecedented 11 changes to the national side ahead of the game with Samoa on Saturday.

Under Kidney's new lineup Devin Toner will make his first Test start for Ireland alongside Donncha O’Callaghan in the second row. Luke Fitzgerald now switches to full back in place of Rob Kearney with Andrew Trimble filling the wing spot.

Kidney has also selected a front row lineup comprising of Tom Court, who impressed the higher ups from the bench last weekend, and will be jopined by Connacht’s Sean Cronin and Irish test centurion John Hayes.

Denis Leamy and Sean O’Brien will replace Stephen Ferris and David Wallace on the flanks while it's understood that Jamis Heaslip retains the number eight jersey.

Further replacements will be named later in the week. Kick off is at 2.30 pm on Saturday.

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killowen | Nov 10, 2010, 01:49 PM EST
samoans may be too much to handle .... and as for nz- those all-blacks kick butt every time

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Jamaicelt | Nov 10, 2010, 12:08 PM EST
Something needed to be done after that portion of s**t we got served last Saturday. Kidney says he did not account for the rain during the match in his tactical planning. Someone needs to remind him that this is Ireland. He shouldn't really plan for anything else but rain.

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