No change for Ireland
October 16, 2001

Ireland will field the same side that stuffed Wales in Cardiff on Saturday in their bid to halt England's Six Nations Grand Slam juggernaut at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Captain Keith Wood will become Ireland's most capped hooker, surpassing Ken Kennedy's 45 appearances in the green shirt.

The only injury doubt is flanker David Wallace, but Gatland is confident the Munster forward will shrug off a bruised shoulder in time to face England.

Gatland said: "We made a mess of things against Scotland, we put things right last Saturday against Wales and now we've an opportunity to go one further."

Team: G Dempsey (Terenure), S Horgan (Lansdowne), B O'Driscoll (Blackrock), K Maggs (Bath), D Hickie (St Mary's), D Humphreys (Dungannon), P Stringer (Shannon), P Clohessy (Young Munster), K Wood (Harlequins, capt), J Hayes (Shannon), M Galwey (Shannon), M O'Kelly (St Mary's), E Miller (Terenure), D Wallace (Garryowen), A Foley (Shannon).

Replacements: F Sheahan (Cork Constitution), Emmet Byrne (St Mary's), T Brennan (Barnhall), K Dawson (London Irish), G Easterby (Llanelli), R O'Gara (Cork Constitution), M Mullins (Young Munster).

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