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9th November 2016
02:16pm GMT

Back three
Tiernan O'Halloran will be hoping to continue on his fine Connacht form and getting a longer run than his injury-hit debut against South Africa. Keith Earls probably would have started against New Zealand before injury struck and Craig Gilroy was 25th man in Chicago.
Midfield
Garry Ringrose still has the '0' on his jersey but it won't be for long. He could get his first start alongside Luke Marshall of Ulster, who did well for Schmidt in South Africa.
Half backs
Paddy Jackson will be itching to get involved and we would have no qualms about him starting. However, it would be exciting for Joey Carbery to start alongside Leinster teammate Luke McGrath, who should compete for the No.9 jersey with Kieran Marmion.
Front row
Schmidt has two choices here - or a Plan C involving a mix of A and B. The first option is giving starts to his subs from last Saturday - Cian Healy, Sean Cronin and Finlay Bealham. The riskier yet enticing alternative would see Dave Kilcoyne joined by Munster tighthead John Ryan and Leinster hooker James Tracy.
Second row
We initially had Billy Holland and Iain Henderson in together until we realised Ultan Dillane had (surely) done enough to earn a start.
Back row
What a luxury this is. Sean O'Brien and Peter O'Mahony together again for the first time since we beat France at last year's World Cup. Jack O'Donoghue has been in a few Irish training squads and is ready to be assessed as a serious option at No.8.
Subs: Kilcoyne, Tracy, J Ryan, Holland, Leavy, Marmion, Jackson, Adeolokun.
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