Schmidt rings the changes for All Blacks Test

Joe Schmidt has made four changes to his Ireland side to face New Zealand this weekend. Ireland welcome the world champions to the AvivaStadium this Saturday at 6.30pm

Into the side come Garry Ringrose, Rob Kearney, Devin Toner and Dan Leavy. Ringrose and Leavy come into the team at the expense of injured pair Robbie Henshaw and Sean O’Brien.

Kearney replaces Jordan Larmour at full back as he returns to the side from injury. Devin Toner partners James Ryan in the second row as Ireland will look to improve at the lineout.

The Ireland team just shows two changes to the side that defeated England to secure the Grand Slam in Twickenham in March.

Kieran Marmion continues to fill in for the injured Conor Murray with Luke McGrath on the bench.

There are four Munster men in the squad with Peter O’Mahony, CJ Stander and Keith Earls in the starting line up while Joey Carberry starts from the bench.

IRELAND Team & Replacements (v New Zealand, 2018 GUINNESS Series Test Match, Aviva Stadium, Saturday, November 17, kick-off 7pm):

Player/Club/Province/Caps –

15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 86
14. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 71
13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 15
12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 11
11. Jacob Stockdale (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 13
10. Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) (vice-capt) 77
9. Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 23
1. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 82
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) (capt) 112
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 27
4. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 62
5. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 12
6. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) (vice-capt) 51
7. Dan Leavy (UCD/Leinster) 11
8. CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 27

Replacements:

16. Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 64
17. Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 52
18. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 10
19. Iain Henderson (Queen’s University/Ulster) 40
20. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 11
21. Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 8
22. Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Munster) 14
23. Jordan Larmour (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 8