Ireland team to play Scotland in Guinness Six Nations is named
Andy Farrell opts not to change starting 15 for crunch clash
The Ireland team to play Scotland in the Guinness Six Nations on Saturday has been named by head coach Andy Farrell.
While the starting 15 remains unchanged from the team that started against England in Twickenham last weekend, the Ireland Coaching Team have opted for a 5-3 split on the bench ahead of this weekend's Round 5 fixture.
Kick-off on Saturday is at 4.45pm with live coverage of Virgin Media One television and RTÉ Radio 1.
Ireland Team & Replacements
Backs:
15. Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)
14. Calvin Nash (Young Munster/Munster)
13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)
12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)
11. James Lowe (Leinster)
10. Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)
Forwards:
1. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)
2. Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
4. Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)
5. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)
6. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)[captain]
7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)
8. Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College/Leinster)
Replacements:
16. Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)
17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
18. Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht)
19. Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster)
20. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
21. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
22. Harry Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
23. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)