Robbie Henshaw has been named at inside centre at the expense of Bundee Aki. At the same time, uncapped duo Thomas Clarkson and Sam Prendergast join Ryan Baird and Craig Casey among the replacements.
The Irish were off the pace in their Autumn Nations Series opener, the 10-point defeat seeing them relinquish the World Rugby No1 ranking, but their reaction has been to keep faith with 14 of those 15 starters.
The Scarlets lock delivered a sensational year culminating in his first Scotland cap since 2021.
A number of international stars will come under plenty of scrutiny in Super Rugby Pacific 2023 ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
Bath have announced that owner Bruce Craig will stand down as Chairman at the end of the 2021/22 season.
James Craig's career at Northampton earned him medals and an England Saxons call-up, but injuries slowed momentum and he has now opted for retirement and a switch into coaching.
Bath Rugby owner Bruce Craig has written to the ECPR to request that last weekend's Heineken Champions Cup opener be replayed.
With all seven matches completed, it’s now time for Alex McLeod to run through his Super Rugby Team of the Week.
Here are all of week three's lineups in one place.