On Air Now

11 to 3 with John Dunne

11:00am - 3:00pm

  • 045 901 490
  • 0833-979797

Now Playing

Bell X1

Flame

Record Nine Irish Starters For Lions Against Australia This Weekend

Andrew Porter

Eadestown's Tadhg Beirne is one of the nine to start

Bundee Aki, Ollie Chessum and Andrew Porter will all start for the Lions in the second Test against Australia in Melbourne this weekend.

They come in for Sione Tuipoloto, Joe McCarthy - who has a foot injury - and Ellis Genge.

There are a record nine Irish starters for the tourists, and Garry Ringrose had been due to play before ruling himself out due to concussion.

Porter joins Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Jack Conan and Eadestown's Tadhg Beirne in the pack.

Aki, Jamison Gibson-Park, James Lowe and Hugo Keenan all start in the backs.

More from Sports News

Stay tuned to Kfm!

Get the Kfm Apps for you phone, tablet or smart speaker...

Kfm Kildare Weather

  • Wed

    Light rain

    21°C

  • Thu

    Light rain shower

    20°C

  • Fri

    Sunny intervals

    19°C

  • Sat

    Low-level cloud

    20°C