Ireland name team for Scotland game

Garry Ringrose returns to the Ireland team for their Natwest 6 Nations game with Scotland.

The centre hasn’t played an international since Ireland’s summer tour of the USA and Japan.

He missed the autumn series with a shoulder problem, while an ankle injury saw him miss out on the first three matches of the 6 Nations.

He made his return in Leinster’s 64-7 win over Southern Kings two weekends ago.

It’s the third time in the Championship that Ireland have had to change their centre combination, after injuries to Robbie Henshaw and Chris Farrell.

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Tadhg Furlong has recovered from a hamstring problem which he picked up against Italy and starts at tighthead, with Andrew Porter dropping to the bench.

Joe Schmidt has elected to stick with James Ryan and Devin Toner in the second row, with Ulster’s Iain Henderson named on the bench.

Also among the replacements is Jordan Larmour, who is chosen ahead of his Leinster teammate Fergus McFadden.

15. Rob Kearney, Leinster, 81 caps
14. Keith Earls, Munster, 65 caps
13. Garry Ringrose, Leinster, 11 caps
12. Bundee Aki, Connacht, 5 caps
11. Jacob Stockdale, Ulster, 7 caps
10. Johnny Sexton, Leinster, 71 caps
9. Conor Murray, Munster, 62 caps

1. Cian Healy, Leinster, 76 caps
2. Rory Best (captain), Ulster, 109 caps
3. Tadhg Furlong, Leinster, 21 caps
4. James Ryan, Leinster, 6 caps
5. Devin Toner, Leinster, 56 caps
6. Peter O’Mahony, Munster, 45 caps
7. Dan Leavy, Leinster, 7 caps
8. CJ Stander, Munster, 21 caps

Replacements:

16. Sean Cronin, Leinster, 59 caps
17. Jack McGrath, Leinster, 45 caps
18. Andrew Porter, Leinster, 5 caps
19. Iain Henderson, Ulster, 36 caps
20. Jordi Murphy, Leinster, 18 caps
21. Kieran Marmion, Connacht, 19 caps
22. Joey Carbery, Leinster, 8 caps
23. Jordan Larmour, Leinster, 1 cap

Here's the Ireland team to play @Scotlandteam in the #NatWest6Nations at @AVIVAStadium on Saturday.#TeamOfUs #IREvSCO#ShoulderToShoulder pic.twitter.com/50GWXIqM2y

— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) March 8, 2018

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