Here’s Ireland’s team to play Wales in the Six Nations opener

So it begins.

Ireland’s bid for a historic three-in-a-row Six Nations titles gets underway on Sunday as Wales travel to the Aviva to take on Joe Schmidt’s men. After some notable injuries and doubts hanging over key personnel in the squad, here’s the 15 that will line out from the start.

A back row of CJ Stander, Tommy O’Donnell and Jamie Heaslip. Jack McGrath and Nathan White as props while Simon Zebo comes in at 15.

Good enough to beat Wales?

Here’s the team: Zebo, Trimble, Payne, Henshaw, Earls, Sexton, Murray, McGrath, Best, White, Toner, McCarthy, Stander, O’Donnell, Heaslip.