O’Callaghan In Starting Line-Up.

Donncha O’Callaghan is set to win his 22nd international cap having been named in the Ireland starting XV for Sunday’s game against Wales while Mick O’Driscoll is named on the bench.

Donncha O’Callaghan is set to win his 22nd international cap having been named in the Ireland starting XV for Sunday’s game against Wales while Mick O’Driscoll is named on the bench in a side that shows three changes from the one that started against France.

Andrew Trimble replaces his Ulster colleague Tommy Bowe.

15 – Geordan Murphy (Leicester)

14 – Shane Horgan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
13 – Brian O Driscoll (Captain) (Blackrock College/Leinster)
12 – Gordon D Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)

10 – Ronan O Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
9 – Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster)

1 – Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster)
2 – Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster)
3 – John Hayes (Bruff/Munster)
4 – Donncha O Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
5 – Malcolm O Kelly (St.Mary s College/Leinster)
6 – Simon Easterby (Llanelli)
7 – David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)
8 – Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster)

Replacements:
16 Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
17 Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
18 Mick O Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19 Johnny O Connor (Wasps)
20 Eoin Reddan (Wasps)
21 David Humphreys (Dungannon/Ulster)
22 Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster)