Richie Murphy’s squad, which contains six former St Michael’s pupils, take on Fiji in their final pool game in South Africa
First-choice fullback McErlean returns to the starting team while Hugh Gavin is named among the replacements. Munster and Shannon wing Josh Costello, who was training with the Ireland Sevens in Dublin, will replace West in the squad. He is expected to arrive in Cape Town on Monday night.
Berman was on a train to Budapest on an Interrail holiday when he received a call that a flight had been booked for him to return to Dublin and on to South Africa. Eligible again next year, a status shared by Danny Sheahan, Evan O’Connell, Joe Hopes and Brian Gleeson in the starting pack, Berman will wear the 13 jersey against the Fijians in a midfield partnership with the industrious John Devine.
Dublin University’s Barron will make his debut after being named at openside flanker. Ireland are hopeful that Ruadhán Quinn, who has passed stages two and three of the concussion protocol after picking up a head injury against the Aussies might be available for a cup semi-final. Fiji retains 12 of the side that lost 46-37 to Australia in their opening game and have 14 survivors from a 53-7 defeat to England played in torrential rain and on a waterlogged surface. Murphy is expecting more of the former in performance terms from the Pacific Island nation in dry conditions with a firm sod underfoot.
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