Wednesday, June 7 2006 14:46 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Hamilton: The All Blacks have named two new caps to face Ireland in the first Test here Saturday and signalled an intention to attack their opponents at pace.

Many of the first-string All Blacks have been rested after a heavy Super 14 campaign and will not appear until the one-off Test against Argentina later in the month.

But in a sign of the current depth in the side, only two uncapped players Clarke Dermody and South African-born second rower Greg Rawlinson are in the starting side named Tuesday.

There are 12 changes in all from the team which faced Scotland in their last Test at the end of last year.

In the reserves, winger Scott Hamilton has a chance to make his Test debut along with flyhalf David Hill and flanker Jerome Kaino.

One of the talking points was the selection of two openside flankers in the starting line-up. The inclusion of both Marty Holah and captain Richie McCaw suggests the All Blacks will attempt a fast paced attack, fed by quick ball from rucks.

Coach Graham Henry was not giving much away about the game plan but indicated Holah and McCaw would be aiming to get the All Blacks operating at pace early on.

"It will increase our mobility and will give us two sevens at the tackle area," Henry said of the selection.

Second rower Chris Jack from the Super 14-winning Canterbury Crusaders, was initially to be rested until the Argentina Test but has come in due to an ankle injury to Ali Williams.

Ireland named two changes Tuesday to the side which beat England to clinch the Triple Crown in March.

Flanker Neil Best replaces the injured Simon Easterby while Donncha O'Callaghan takes over from Malcolm O'Kelly out with a groin injury in the second row.

New Zealander Isaac Boss was included as replacement scrum-half after qualifying to play for Ireland through his late grandmother. The other uncapped player in the reserves is prop Bryan Young.

Skipper Brian O'Driscoll said his side did not underestimate the challenge in front of them although they are upbeat after the Triple Crown win and coming second to France in the Six Nations championship.

"In the past four or five years we've tried to tick some things trying to beat Australia, trying to beat South Africa, trying to beat England we've managed to beat them the last three years and beating France over there in Paris," he said.

"It would be a fantastic achievement for us because we'd be the first team to have done it, but you realise there is a reason why Irish teams haven't won before. Because it's bloody hard," he said.