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19th Mar 2015

The Ireland team to play Scotland for the Six Nations Championship on Saturday

Luke is back

Joe Harrington

Two changes since the defeat to Wales.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has made two changes to his team for Saturday’s Six Nation game against Scotland.

Simon Zebo and Jack McGrath are the two to miss out following the defeat to Wales last weekend, Luke Fitzgerald and Cian Healy come into the team.

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Here’s the XV that will line out at Murrayfield at 2.30pm on Saturday.

Ireland team: Rob Kearney; Tommy Bowe, Jared Payne, Robbie Henshaw, Luke Fitzgerald; Johnny Sexton, Conor Murray; Cian Healy, Rory Best, Mike Ross; Devin Toner, Paul O’Connell (capt); Peter O’Mahony, Sean O’Brien, Jamie Heaslip.

Subs: Sean Cronin, Jack McGrath, Martin Moore, Iain Henderson, Jordi Murphy, Eoin Reddan, Ian Madigan, Felix Jones.

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