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CORRECTION: Ireland name team for USA opener

Friday 9 September 2011, 7:08PM

By Rugby World Cup 2011

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Ireland coach Declan Kidney has named his team for the opening Pool C match against USA on Sunday in New Plymouth.
Ireland coach Declan Kidney has named his team for the opening Pool C match against USA on Sunday in New Plymouth. Credit: Rugby World Cup 2011

NEW PLYMOUTH

CORRECTION: Now lists Ronan O'Gara at 21, not Sean O'Brien
NEW PLYMOUTH, 9 Sept. - Ireland head coach Declan Kidney on Friday announced his team to play their opening match in Pool C against USA at Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth, on Sunday, 11 September.

Ireland:

1. Tom Court
2. Rory Best
3. Mike Ross
4. Donncha O'Callaghan
5. Paul O'Connell
6. Stephen Ferris
7. Shane Jennings
8. Jamie Heaslip
9. Conor Murray
10. Jonathan Sexton
11. Keith Earls
12. Gordon D'Arcy
13. Brian O'Driscoll (c)
14. Tommy Bowe
15. Geordan Murphy

Replacements:

16. Jerry Flannery
17. Tony Buckley
18. Donnacha Ryan
19. Denis Leamy
20. Eoin Reddan
21. Ronan O'Gara
22. Andrew Trimble