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Robert Hynes

Ireland v New Zealand teams for the World Cup quarter-final at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo

Ireland face New Zealand in one of their biggest matches in history this weekend.

This team are aiming to go where no other Irish side has gone before and reach the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup.

Standing in their way is the mighty All Blacks, who have not lost at the quarter-final stage of the competition since 2007.

Joe Schmidt has named an experienced starting XV for the clash, with Rob Kearney and Peter O'Mahony returning to the side.

The match gets underway at 11.15am Irish time on Saturday.

Here's the teams for both sides:

Ireland: R Kearney, K Earls, G Ringrose, R Henshaw, J Stockdale, J Sexton, C Murray; C Healy, R Best (c), T Furlong, I Henderson, J Ryan, P O'Mahony, J van der Flier, CJ Stander.

Replacements: N Scannell, A Porter, D Kilcoyne, T Beirne, R Ruddock, J Carbery, C Farrell, J Larmour.

New Zealand: B Barrett, S Reece, J Goodhue, A Lienert-Brown, G Bridge, R Mo'unga, A Smith; J Moody, C Taylor, N Laulala, B Retallick, S Whitelock, A Savea, S Cane, K Read.

Replacements: D Coles, O Tuungaafsi, A Ta'avao, S Barrett, M Todd, TJ Perenara, SB Williams, J Barrett.

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