Ireland will field an unchanged team for the second Test match against New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday.

Coach Eddie O'Sullivan has resisted the urge to recall Ulster out-half David Humphreys, despite Ronan O'Gara missing three kickable penalties in Saturday's 15-6 defeat.

The Eden Park clash will be a special occasion for Irish skipper Keith Wood.

The Harlequins hooker will win his 50th Ireland cap when he leads the side out for the final match of their tour to New Zealand.

New ball

Wood has already surpassed the Irish record for the most capped hooker, 45, set by Ken Kennedy between 1965 and 1975.

Ireland will be hoping to build on their impressive showing in the first Test match in Dunedin, when they could and possibly should have beaten the All Blacks.

They will again have to handle the new yellow ball, used in the Dunedin clash, which was to both sides' disliking as it is hard to handle.

Ireland team: Girvan Dempsey, Geordan Murphy, Brian O'Driscoll, John Kelly, Justin Bishop, Ronan O'Gara, Peter Stringer; Reggie Corrigan, Keith Wood, capt, John Hayes, Gary Longwell, Paul O'Connell, Simon Easterby, Keith Gleeson, Anthony Foley.

The Replacements will be announced later.