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Rabeni starts for Islanders

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Seru Rabeni will start at centre for the Pacific Islanders in their final autumn international against Ireland on Sunday. His Leicester Tigers colleague Alesana Tuilagi has been named on the bench after sitting out the defeats by Wales and Scotland.

Rabeni has played a part in both of the Islanders' games so far, starting in Cardiff and coming off the bench last weekend at Murrayfield.

The Islanders have been in Dublin since last Sunday as they prepare for Ireland's last international before the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road.

The Ireland v Pacific Islanders match will be shown on BBC2 on Sunday afternoon. Kick-off is at 2.45pm.

Digicel Pacific Islanders team:

15 Norman Ligairi (Brive Correze & Fiji), 14 Lome Fa'atau (Wellington & Samoa), 13 Seru Rabeni (Leicester Tigers & Fiji), 12 Elvis Seveali'i (Sale & Samoa), 11 Kameli Ratuvou (Saracens & Fiji), 10 Tusi Pisi (Massey & Samoa), 9 Moses Rauluni (Saracens & Fiji), 1 Justin Va'a (Glasgow Warriors & Samoa), 2 Aleki Lutui (Worcester & Tonga), 3 Tevita Taumoepeau (Worcester & Tonga), 4 Simon Raiwalui (Saracens & Fiji, captain), 5 Daniel Leo (Wasps & Samoa), 6 Ma'ama Molitika (IBM & Tonga), 7 Nili Latu (Bay of Plenty & Tonga), 8 Hale T-Pole (Southland & Tonga)

Replacements:

16 Mahonri Schwalger (Wellington & Samoa), 17 Taufa'ao Felise (Cardiff Blues & Tonga), 18 Epi Taione (Sanyo & Tonga), 19 Aca Ratuva (Massy Essonne & Fiji), 20 Junior Poluleuligaga (North Harbour & Samoa), 21 Seilala Mapasua (London Irish & Samoa), 22 Alesana Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers & Samoa)