Ireland Side Named For Scotland

Four Munster players are named in Joe Schmidt’s matchday 23 to face Scotland in the final round of the 2015 RBS 6 Nations at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Paul O’Connell will again captain the side from the second row with Peter O’Mahony continuing in the back row at number 6, while Conor Murray also retains his starting position at scrum-half. All three players make their fifth consecutive start of tournament.

Felix Jones is again named on the bench.

Scotland v Ireland, 2015 RBS 6 Nations, Saturday March 21^st at Murrayfield – KO 2:30pm.

Ireland XV:
15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
13. Jared Payne (Ulster)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
11. Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock/Leinster)
10. Johnny Sexton (Racing Metro)
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)

8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)
7. Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster)
6. Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
5. Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster) captain
4. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
3. Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
1. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)

Replacements:
16. Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
17. Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
18. Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)
19. Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
20. Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21. Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
22. Ian Madigan (Blackrock/Leinster)
23. Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster)