No. | Name | |
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15Simon Zebo, - | ||
14Tommy Bowe, - 2 | ||
13Jared Payne, - | ||
12Darren Cave, - | ||
11Keith Earls, - 2 | ||
10Ian Madigan, - 4 2 | ||
9Eoin Reddan, - | ||
1Cian Healy, - | ||
2Richardt Strauss, - | ||
3Nathan White, - | ||
4Donnacha Ryan, - | ||
5Devin Toner, - | ||
6Jordi Murphy, - | ||
7Chris Henry, - | ||
8Jamie Heaslip, - | ||
Replacements | ||
16Sean Cronin, - | ||
17Jack McGrath, - | ||
18Tadhg Furlong, - | ||
19Paul O'Connell, - | ||
20Sean O'Brien, - | ||
21Conor Murray, - | ||
22Paddy Jackson, - | ||
23Rob Kearney, - |
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
ESPN's Tom Hamilton at Wembley - Simon Zebo was Ireland's chief magician in a backline full of inventive sorcery in front of a record World Cup crowd of 89,267. They played at a relentless pace with Rob Kearney's try a textbook lift from the training paddock. However, the sight of him limping off the field late in the second-half will put a cloud over this commanding win. Romania, for all their efforts, were never in this game. Two matches in five days were far too much for their weary legs. Ireland were ruthless but are still attempting to reach top gear. Alongside Zebo, Chris Henry impressed as did Jared Payne and a haul of 10 points from a possible 10 is the perfect start for Joe Schmidt's men. That final match of the pool against France is brewing nicely.