DECLAN KIDNEY HAS included hooker Rory Best in the confirmed team to face Wales on Saturday morning.
The Ulster man was a doubt for the Rugby World Cup quarter-final because of bruised AC shoulder joint which he picked up in the impressive win over Italy last weekend in Dunedin.
But with the team now submitted at the deadline – 6am this morning Irish time – Best is confirmed as a starter.
It means Sean Cronin will now be amongst the subs.
Munster and first-choice Ireland hooker Jerry Flannery left the squad earlier in the tournament with a calf injury.
Check out the full Ireland team here.
Wales manager Warren Gatland also named his side for the last-eight showdown overnight.
