Mack Hansen and Finlay Bealham, Ireland's 'Canberra kids', have been selected to face England in a blockbusting Six Nations Championship opener in Dublin.
Winger Hansen has, as expected, been given a place in the starting XV despite all the recent criticism aimed at him after he received a suspension for criticising a referee during a United Rugby Championship match for Connacht.
The 33-year-old front rower Bealham, his Connacht teammate and old friend from Canberra, has also been brought in as a late replacement at tighthead for Ireland's injured prop star Tadhg Furlong for the Aviva Stadium clash on Saturday (Sunday AEDT).
