Ireland Squad Finalised

Stephen Archer has been named in the replacements for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against France in the Aviva Stadium at 5pm.

The IRFU also confirmed that Paddy Jackson will start at outhalf with Ian Madigan named in the replacements.

This is the first time Archer and Madigan have been included in an Ireland 6 Nation's squad.

Ireland Team: (Player/club/province/international caps):

15 – Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster/44)
14 – Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster/16)
13 – Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster/123)
12 – Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster/1)
11 – Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster/37)
10 – Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster/1)
9 – Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster/17)
1 – Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster/37)
2 – Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster/65)
3 – Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster/27)
4 – Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht/8)
5 – Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster/26)
6 – Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster/12)
7 – Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster/25)
8 – Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster/55) Captain

Replacements:
16 – Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster/24)
17 – David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster/5)
18 – Stephen Archer (Cork Constitution/Munster/)*
19 – Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster/93)
20 – Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster/3)
21 – Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster/49)
22 – Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)*
23 – Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College /Leinster/24)

*Denotes uncapped player