Allen rings the Ireland 'A' changes

Team News : Allen Clarke has made five changes to his Ireland 'A' side that lost to the England Saxons ahead of tomorrow's Barclays…

Team News: Allen Clarke has made five changes to his Ireland 'A' side that lost to the England Saxons ahead of tomorrow's Barclays Churchill Cup plate final against Argentina Pumas in Toronto, Canada.

In the backline Mark McCrea returns to the wing, while Darren Cave and Frank Murphy will both make their first starts of the tournament.

Up front, Denis Fogarty returns to the frontrow, while Connacht flanker Johnny O'Connor returns at number seven.

Ireland finished second in Pool B after they defeated USA but lost 34-12 to Saxons who were group winners.

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Argentina narrowly defeated Canada 17-16 in Pool A but lost to winners Scotland 'A' to set up the plate final against Ireland, which serves as the curtain raiser at Toyota Park with kick-off at 4.35pm Irish time.

England Saxons and Scotland 'A' will contest the main final at the same venue at 9.30pm Irish time.

Ireland 'A' team: Denis Hurley, Mark McCrea, Darren Cave, Keith Earls, Brian Tuohy, Johnny Sexton, Frank Murphy, Cian Healy, Denis Fogarty, Mike Ross, Donnacha Ryan, Bob Casey (Capt), Neil Best, Johnny O'Connor, Roger Wilson

Replacements: Tom Court, Sean Cronin, Trevor Hogan, David Pollock, Paul Marshall, Ian Keatley, Fergus McFadden