(6 Nations) Irish Rugby names team to face Wales
The Ireland coaching group have announced the match day 23 that will face Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday night.
Captain Rory Best is again joined in the front row by Jack McGrath and Tadhg Furlong with Donnacha Ryan and Devin Toner paired up in the second row. Jamie Heaslip, Sean O'Brien and CJ Stander fill the backrow slots while Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton line out at scrum-half and out-half respectively. Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose are named as the centre partnership with fullback Rob Kearney flanked by Keith Earls and Simon Zebo on the wings. Tommy Bowe comes back into the replacements in place of the injured Andrew Trimble. The bench also includes Niall Scannell, Cian Healy, John Ryan, Iain Henderson, Peter O'Mahony, Kieran Marmion and Paddy Jackson. Ireland Team & Replacements (v Wales, RBS 6 Nations, Principality Stadium, Friday, March 10, 8.05pm)
Backs : 15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 75 caps 14. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 57 caps 13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 6 caps 12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 27 caps 11. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) 31 caps 10. Jonathan Sexton (St Mary's College/Leinster) 64 caps 9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 56 caps
Forwards : 1. Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster) 39 caps 2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 102 caps captain 3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 14 caps 4. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster) 45 caps 5. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 45 caps 6. CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 13 caps 7. Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster) 47 caps 8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) 94 caps vc Subs : 16. Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 2 cap 17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 65 caps 18. John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 4 cap 19. Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 30 caps 20. Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 38 caps 21. Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 10 caps 22. Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) 22 caps 23. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 68 caps
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