Ballymena's Simon Kelly hit the woodwork early on while the home team's Gary Haveron also went close.

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The Stade Francais number eight is added to Saturday's 22, along with Rob Dewey, Max Evans, Mark Robertson, Nikki Walker, Simon Webster, Kelly Brown, Geoff Cross, Alastair Kellock and Alasdair Strokosch.

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He missed Saturday's win over Italy but now returns to the squad along with Peter Stringer, Kevin Maggs, Anthony Horgan, Simon Best, Paul Connell, Malcolm O'Kelly and David Wallace.

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