O’Sullivan Rings The Changes

Robert Kearney, Bernard Jackman and Jamie Heaslip all gain promotion to the Ireland starting XV for Saturday’s RBS Six Nations clash with France in Paris.

Ireland: G Dempsey; G Murphy, B O’Driscoll capt, A Trimble, R Kearney; R O’Gara, E Reddan; M Horan, B Jackman, J Hayes; D O’Callaghan, M O’Kelly; D Leamy, D Wallace, J Heaslip. Replacements: R Best, T Buckley, M O’Driscoll, S Easterby, P Stringer, P Wallace, S Horgan.