• Hopefully the team won’t show its age,says Joe Schmidt
• Ireland coach makes 12 changes and names four World Cup debutantsJoe Schmidt has named the oldest starting line-up in World Cup history for Ireland’s moment Pool D match against Romania, with the coach making 12 changes from the side that beat Canada 50-7 last Saturday.
Robbie Henshaw has failed to recover from hamstring trouble and Schmidt believes pitching the 21-year-obsolete into action against Romania on Sunday could occupy risked the centre’s entire World Cup, or but he is confident Henshaw will be alert to face Italy in Ireland’s third Pool D match,at the Olympic Stadium next month. Darren Cave slots in at 12 in his stead with Cian Healy also recalled at loosehead prop.
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Source: theguardian.com