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Team News – Furlong out for Irelandpublished at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time

Ireland v New Zealand (20:10 GMT)

Tadhg Furlong has been ruled out of tonight’s game with a “slight hamstring strain”.

He has been replaced in the Irish front row by Connacht’s Finlay Bealham, with Ulster’s Tom O’Toole promoted to the bench.

While Furlong is out, Ronan Kelleher has won his fitness race to deputise for the injured Dan Sheehan at hooker.

Ireland will be led by Caelan Doris, who was named captain for the autumn series. Peter O’Mahony, who captained Ireland to the Six Nations title earlier this year following Johnny Sexton’s retirement, is on the bench.

Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Mack Hansen, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, James Lowe; Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, Finlay Bealham; Joe McCarthy, James Ryan; Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (capt).

Replacements: Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Tom O’Toole, Iain Henderson, Peter O’Mahony, Conor Murray, Ciaran Frawley, Jamie Osborne.

Image source, BBC Sport

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