Mick O'Driscoll will partner Donncha O'Callaghan from the off against Scotland on Saturday while Paul O'Connell has been named on the bench
Ireland: G Dempsey; T Bowe, B O’Driscoll capt, A Trimble, R Kearney; R O’Gara, E Reddan; M Horan, B Jackman, J Hayes; D O’Callaghan, M O’Driscoll; D Leamy, D Wallace, J Heaslip. Replacements: R Best, T Buckley, P O’Connell, S Easterby, P Stringer, P Wallace, S Horgan.
Ireland: G Dempsey; T Bowe, B O’Driscoll capt, A Trimble, R Kearney; R O’Gara, E Reddan; M Horan, B Jackman, J Hayes; D O’Callaghan, M O’Driscoll; D Leamy, D Wallace, J Heaslip. Replacements: R Best, T Buckley, P O’Connell, S Easterby, P Stringer, P Wallace, S Horgan.