The game will be played at the RDS.
Munster scrum-half Craig Casey will captain the Ireland A team in Friday night’s clash with the All Blacks XV at the RDS.
His selection means that Jamison Gibson-Park will make his comeback from injury in the senior matchday 23 against South Africa on Saturday - with Conor Murray also involved there.
Leinster man Ciarán Frawley will play at outhalf while Ulster’s James Hume teams up with Leinster’s Jamie Osborne in midfield.
Jacob Stockdale, Eadestown's Jimmy O’Brien, and Mike Lowry make up the back three which also confirms that Hugo Keenan is fit to feature for the senior Ireland side.
Athy's Jeremy Loughman, Dave Heffernan, and Tom O’Toole form the A team front row, while Leinster’s Joe McCarthy is in the second row along with Gavin Thornbury of Connacht.
The back row will be; Suncroft's Cian Prendergast, Nick Timoney, and Gavin Coombes.
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