Ireland Team Named

Declan Kidney holds on to the same starting XV for this Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations tie against Wales in Croke Park, ko 2.30pm.

Donncha O’Callaghan will earn his 60th cap for Ireland this Saturday.

There is one change to the replacements with fullback Rob Kearney, having recovered from the injury picked up in the game against France, coming in for Andrew Trimble.

Ireland: Geordan Murphy; Tommy Bowe, Brian O’Driscoll (capt), Gordon D’Arcy, Keith Earls; Jonathan Sexton, Tomas O’Leary; Cian Healy, Rory Best, John Hayes, Donncha O’Callaghan, Paul O’Connell, Stephen Ferris, David Wallace, Jamie Heaslip.  Replacements: Sean Cronin, Tony Buckley, Leo Cullen, Shane Jennings, Eoin Reddan, Ronan O’Gara, Rob Kearney