The Six Nations Grand Slam winners have greater than justified their place in a stacked discipline of potential champions in France, as they give the impression of being to finish their quarter-final curse and put collectively a primary critical crack at lifting the Webb Ellis Cup.
Pool B is about to be hotly contested with Ireland joined by reigning champions South Africa and Scotland in competing for the 2 obtainable quarter-final spots.
Romania might refute any notion of being there to make up the numbers however, in actuality, face a mammoth activity to register a win towards any of the massive trio of their group, not to mention qualify out of it for the primary time.
No1-ranked Ireland’s fixture schedule has handed them a beneficial begin, with Tonga to return subsequent, however it does imply that any slip-ups could possibly be punished within the dearest approach potential.
Ireland vs Romania takes place on Saturday September 9, 2023, with kick-off at 2:30pm BST.
The Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux will host the match.
TV channel: In the UK, the sport can be televised reside on free-to-air channel ITV1, with protection beginning at 2pm.
Live stream: Fans may even be capable to watch a free reside stream of the sport on-line through the ITVX web site and app.
Retiring captain Johnny Sexton is again from his three-game ban to guide Ireland in his ultimate World Cup marketing campaign, having not performed since March as a result of harm and suspension.
Elsewhere within the backs, Mack Hansen and Robbie Henshaw are changed by Keith Earls and Garry Ringrose.
First-choice hooker Dan Sheehan isn't totally match after a foot harm so Rob Herring begins as a substitute, with Leinster’s Joe McCarthy making solely his second senior worldwide begin at lock.
Josh van der Flier can be solely a substitute with Tadhg Beirne most popular within the again row.
Romania present three adjustments from the facet that have been thrashed 57-7 by Italy of their ultimate warm-up Test, with loads of shifting round within the backline.
Florian Rosu replaces Damian Stratila within the again row, whereas New Zealand-born Hinckley Vaovasa and Gabriel Rupanu are the most recent half-back pairing chosen by head coach Eugen Apjok. Romania are captained by No8 Cristian Chirica.
Ireland XV: Keenan; Earls, Ringrose, Aki, Lowe; Sexton (c), Gibson-Park; Porter, Herring, Furlong; McCarthy, Ryan; Beirne, O'Mahony, Doris
Replacements: Kelleher, Loughman, O'Toole, Henderson, Van der Flier, Murray, Crowley, Henshaw
Romania XV: Simionescu; Onutu, Tangimana, Tomane, Manumua; Vaovasa, Rupanu; Harting, Cojocaru, Gordas; Motoc, Iancu; Rosu, Neculau, Chirica (c)
Replacements: Bardasu, Savin, Gajion, Iftimiciuc, Ser, Conache, Boldor, Gontineac
It could also be slightly crass to name this an inevitable walkover for the Irish, however it merely must be or else they’ll discover themselves in deep, deep hassle to get out of the group.
Ireland to win, by over 30 factors.
Ireland have overwhelmed Romania on every of their three earlier World Cup conferences, scoring 44 factors on two events and 45 on the opposite.
Betfair have stopped taking bets on Ireland profitable this sport, with Romania and the draw out at 50/1.
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