Here are the line-ups:
Ireland: Rob Kearney; Fergus McFadden, Brian O’Driscoll (captain), Paddy Wallace, Keith Earls; Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray; Cian Healy, Rory Best, Mike Ross, Dan Tuohy, Donnacha Ryan, Kevin McLaughlin, Sean O’Brien, Peter O’Mahony.
Replacements: Sean Cronin, Declan Fitzpatrick, Donncha O’Callaghan, Chris Henry, Eoin Reddan, Ronan O’Gara, Andrew Trimble.
An alternative, and some would say stronger, backline would be Kearney, Trimble, O’Driscoll, McFadden and Earls. It will be interesting to see O’Mahony at Number 8.
New Zealand: Israel Dagg, Ben Smith, Conrad Smith, Sonny Bill Williams, Hosea Gear; Aaron Cruden, Aaron Smith; Tony Woodcock, Andrew Hore, Owen Franks, Luke Romano, Sam Whitelock, Liam Messam, Sam Cane, Richie McCaw (captain).
Replacements: Hikawera Elliot, Ben Franks, Brodie Retallick, Adam Thomson, Piri Weepu, Beauden Barrett, Tamati Ellison.
Six changes in the All Blacks’ team and the headline news is Cruden coming in for Dan Carter and Sam Cane starting at openside flanker while McCaw shifts to the back of the pack.
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