Mick O'Driscoll will take his place among the replacements for the RBS Six Nations game against Scotland on Saturday having been called up in place of Johnny O'Connor who suffered a groin injury in training this (Friday) morning.

O'Driscoll came off the bench in the game against Wales and from his first touch - a lineout take - almost scored a try.

IRELAND: Geordan Murphy (Leicester); Shane Horgan (Lansdowne/Leinster), Brian O'Driscoll (Blackrock College/Leinster) (capt), Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster), Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster); Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster), Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster); Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster), Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster), John Hayes (Bruff/Munster), Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster), Simon Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets), David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster), Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster).

Replacements: Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster), Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Con/Munster), Eoin Reddan (London Wasps), David Humphreys (Dungannon/Ulster), Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster).