| Following the teams defeat against France at the weekend Ireland will now have to score four tries and beat Argentina by more than seven points in their final match to reach the quarter-finals.
Geordan Murphy is named at full back in place of Girvan Dempsey and Denis Hickie returns to the team instead of Andrew Trimble, who is named in the replacements.
There are two vacancies left for the hooker positions in the starting side and also on the bench, as both Jerry Flannery and Rory Best are recovering from injuries they picked up. The final two spots will be named later in the week as soon as medical clearance for the players is confirmed.
The Ireland team to play Argentina on Sunday, 30th September 2007 in the Parc de Princes, Paris at 17.00hrs (local time) is as follows:
Player Club
15 - Geordan Murphy Leicester
14 - Shane Horgan Boyne/Leinster
13 - Brian O'Driscoll Captain UCD/Leinster
12 - Gordon D'Arcy Lansdowne/Leinster
11 - Denis Hickie St.Mary's College/Leinster
10 - Ronan O'Gara Cork Constitution/Munster
9 - Eoin Reddan Wasps
1 - Marcus Horan Shannon/Munster
2 - A.N. Other
3 - John Hayes Bruff/Munster
4 - Donncha O'Callaghan Cork Constitution/Munster
5 - Paul O'Connell Young Munster/Munster
6 - Simon Easterby Llaneli
7 - David Wallace Garryowen/Munster
8 - Denis Leamy Cork Constitution/Munster
Replacements:
16 - A.N. Other
17 - Simon Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster
18 - Malcolm O'Kelly St.Mary's College/Leinster
19 - Neil Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster
20 - Isaac Boss Ballymena/Ulster
21 - Paddy Wallace Ballymena/Ulster
22 - Andrew Trimble Ballymena/Ulster
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