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Last Updated: February 23, 2024, 00:01 IST
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Hugo Keenan was dominated out by a knee damage and changed by check rookie Ciaran Frawley at fullback within the Ireland facet welcoming Wales in Six Nations rugby on Saturday.
DUBLIN: Hugo Keenan was dominated out by a knee damage and changed by check rookie Ciaran Frawley at fullback within the Ireland facet welcoming Wales in Six Nations rugby on Saturday.
Ireland made seven modifications on Thursday after beating Italy 36-0 within the final spherical, however the beginning XV that thumped France 38-17 in Marseille within the opening spherical was restored except Keenan.
He was injured in opposition to Italy and hasn’t absolutely recovered, however the coaches count on him to be obtainable for the final two rounds in opposition to England and Scotland. Keenan has performed extra minutes for Ireland than anybody else since he burst on the check scene in 2021.
Frawley was initially picked to vie for flyhalf with Jack Crowley. But the fullback choices had been restricted after Jimmy O’Brien and Mack Hansen had been injured out of the match.
Around the squad since 2021, Frawley has about 40 minutes of check expertise after coming off the bench in a World Cup warmup win in opposition to Italy and on the finish of the France win.
Back into the facet that’s chasing consecutive Grand Slams have come tight forwards Tadhg Furlong and Tadhg Beirne, back-rowers Josh van der Flier and captain Peter O’Mahony, scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park and Bundee Aki.
In a return to a 6-2 break up of forwards-backs reserves was uncapped Munster tighthead Oli Jager, who got here again to Ireland final 12 months after a decade in New Zealand, the place he represented the Crusaders and Canterbury.
Wales was named on Tuesday, and the recall of flyhalf Sam Costelow was the one change to the group that began the 16-14 loss to England at Twickenham.
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Lineups:
Ireland: Ciaran Frawley, Calvin Nash, Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki, James Lowe, Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson-Park; Caelan Doris, James van der Flier, Peter O’Mahony (captain), Tadhg Beirne, Joe McCarthy, Tadhg Furlong, Dan Sheehan, Andrew Porter. Reserves: Ronan Kelleher, Cian Healy, Oli Jager, James Ryan, Ryan Baird, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, Stuart McCloskey.
Wales: Cameron Winnett, Josh Adams, George North, Nick Tompkins, Rio Dyer, Sam Costelow, Tomos Williams; Aaron Wainwright, Tommy Reffell, Alex Mann, Adam Beard, Dafydd Jenkins (captain), Kieron Assiratti, Elliot Dee, Gareth Thomas. Reserves: Ryan Elias, Corey Domachowski, Dillon Lewis, Will Rowlands, Mackenzie Martin, Kieran Hardy, Ioan Lloyd, Mason Grady.
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