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Girvan Dempsey - back at full back for Ireland

One change for Ireland as Dempsey returns

20 June 2006, 8:55 am

By Jonathan McConnell

Leinster full-back Girvan Dempsey has been called into the Ireland team to face Australia in Perth on Saturday in place of Geordan Murphy.

Dempsey made an appearance off the bench in the Triple Crown win over England last March and also featured as a substitute in the two Test defeats against New Zealand.

The only other change in the match day squad sees Jeremy Staunton replacing Denis Hickie amongst the replacements.

Ireland team: G Dempsey (Leinster); S Horgan (Leinster), B O'Driscoll (capt) (Leinster), G D'Arcy (Leinster), A Trimble (Ulster); R O'Gara (Munster), P Stringer (Munster); M Horan (Munster), J Flannery (Munster), J Hayes (Munster); D O'Callaghan (Munster), P O'Connell (Munster); N Best (Ulster), P Wallace (Munster), D Leamy (Munster).
Replacements: R Best (Ulster), B Young (Ulster), M O'Driscoll (Munster), K Gleeson (Leinster), I Boss (Ulster), J Staunton (Wasps), G Murphy (Leicester).