The Ireland team announced on Monday to play Samoa in their rugby league World Cup Pool 2 game at Parramatta Stadium here on Wednesday.

Ireland (1 to 13)

Michael Platt; Damien Blanch, Sean Gleeson, Stuart Littler, Pat Richards; Scott Grix (captain), Liam Finn; Eamon O’Carroll, Bob Beswick, Gareth Haggerty; Ben Harrison, Lee Doran, Simon Finnigan.

Interchange: Michael McIlorum, Karl Fitzpatrick, Wayne Kerr, Ryan Tandy