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17th Mar 2016

PIC: Joe Schmidt has named the Ireland team to play Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday

Colm Boohig

It’s the final game of this year’s campaign.

Ireland play Scotland this Saturday at the Aviva Stadium in the last game of the 2016 Six Nations.

It’s been a campaign to forget for Joe Schmidt’s side, and the coach has made just one change from the team that hammered Italy last weekend.

Munster man Tommy O’Donnell is coming in for Leinster’s Josh van der Flier, who drops out of the squad altogether.

This is the team…

15. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)
14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
13. Jared Payne (Ulster)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
11. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
10. Jonathan Sexton (St Mary’s College/Leinster)
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)

 1. Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) Captain
3. Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
4. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
5. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
6. CJ Stander (Munster)
7. Tommy O’Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) Vice Captain
Replacements
16. Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
18. Nathan White (Connacht)
19. Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht)
20. Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster)
21. Eoin Reddan (Old Crescent/Leinster)
22. Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
23. Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)

Kick-off in Dublin on Saturday is at 5pm.