Four changes for Ireland
November 14, 2000

Ireland have made four changes to the side which swamped Japan for the visit of South Africa to Lansdowne Road next Sunday.

Girvan Dempsey replaces Geordan Murphy at full back, while Rob Henderson is called into the centre in place of Shane Horgan.

Paddy Johns, who did not train on Monday after taking a knock against the Japanese is replaced by Ulster colleague Gary Longwell, who is set for his first test start. The final change sees Eric Miller switch places with Andy Ward, who like Johns and Horgan is on the bench.
Ireland team:
Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College; Denis Hickie (St. Mary's College), Brian O'Driscoll (Blackrock College), Rob Henderson (Wasps), Tyrone Howe (Ballymena); Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution), Peter Stringer (Shannon); Peter Clohessy (Young Munster), Keith Wood (Harlequins) Captain, John Hayes (Shannon); Gary Longwell (Ballymena), Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College); Eric Miller (Terenure College), Kieron Dawson (London Irish), Anthony Foley (Shannon).
Replacements: Frank Sheahan (Cork Constitution), Justin
Fitzpatrick (Dungannon), Paddy Johns (Dungannon), Andy Ward
(Ballynahinch), Brian O'Meara (Cork Constitution), David Humphries
(Dungannon), Shane Horgan (Lansdowne)

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