Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England vs Ireland - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - March 17, 2018 Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Toby Melville
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has shifted captain Peter O'Mahony from blindside to openside flanker for the series-deciding third test against Australia and made five personnel changes to the starting side that won the second match in Melbourne.
O'Mahony's move to the number seven jersey has allowed Schmidt to bring in Leinster number eight Jack Conan and switch CJ Stander to the blindside of the scrum, giving the visitors a big, combative loose forward trio for the Sydney test on Saturday.
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