There’s quite a few changes from the win against Wales…
Ireland have named their team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup warm-up against Scotland in the Aviva Stadium.
There’s been a few changes made by head coach Joe Schmidt, 14 to be exact, as he tries to balance game time with giving every player a fighting chance to earn their spot in the squad.
Ian Madigan starts at 10 while there is also room in the centre for veteran Gordon D’Arcy alongside Jared Payne.
Sean O’Brien starts at number 8 while Jack Conan wins his first first cap at blindside flanker.
IRELAND Team & Replacements (v Scotland, Guinness Summer Series, Aviva Stadium, Saturday, August 15th, 5pm)
15. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)
14. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
13. Jared Payne (Ulster)
12. Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11. Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock/Leinster)
10. Ian Madigan (Blackrock/Leinster)
9. Isaac Boss (Terenure/Leinster)
8. Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster) capt
7. Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster)
6. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
5. Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
4. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
3. Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
2. Sean Cronin (St Mary’s College/Leinster)
1. Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Replacements
16. Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
17. Michael Bent (Dublin University/Leinster)
18. Nathan White (Connacht)
19. Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
20. Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21. Eoin Reddan (Old Crescent/Leinster)
22. Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster)
23. Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
