O’Mahony To Lead Ireland In Wales

The Ireland team to play Wales in the Principality Stadium has been named. Head Coach Joe Schmidt has announced a much changed side led by Peter O’Mahony with Rory Best in the replacements.

Captain O’Mahony is joined by Munster team-mates Tadhg Beirne, Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Dave Kilcoyne, John Ryan and Niall Scannell in the starting XV.

Jack Conan and Beirne join O’Mahony in the backrow with Iain Henderson and James Ryan packing down at lock.

Kilcoyne, Scannell and Ryan make up an all Munster front row combination while Connacht pair Kieran Marmion and Jack Carty fill the half-back berths.

Bundee Aki and Farrell partner up in the centre for a fifth run out together with Will Addison supported in the backfield by Conway and Jacob Stockdale.

The match will be broadcast live by Channel 4 and RTE Radio.

Ireland Team & Replacements (v Wales, Principality Stadium, Saturday, August 31, 2.30pm)

Player/Club/Province/Caps

15 Will Addison (Enniskillen/Ulster) 3 caps

14 Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 14 caps

13 Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) 6 caps

12 Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 18 caps

11 Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster) 20 caps

10 Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 5 caps

9 Kieran Marmion (Galwegians/Connacht) 26 caps

1 Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 29 caps

2 Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 15 caps

3 John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 19 caps

4 Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster) 46 caps

5 James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 17 caps

6 Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster) 7 caps

7 Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 58 caps

8 Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 14 caps

Replacements

16 Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 118 caps

17 Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 16 caps

18 Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 34 caps

19 Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 66 caps

20 Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Ulster) 28 caps

21 Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 12 caps

22 Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 22 caps

23 Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster) 18 caps