Johnny Sexton back at 10 for Ireland against Scotland

Adam Kyriacou
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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named his side that will face off with Scotland in their final Autumn Nations Cup match at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

The uncapped Ulster prop Eric O’Sullivan, who was called up to the squad in recent weeks, is set to make his debut as he is named amongst the replacements.

Johnny Sexton returns to captain the side and is reunited with Conor Murray at half-back. Robbie Henshaw is also back to start at outside centre with his old provincial partner Bundee Aki at 12.

Unchanged back three

The back three is unchanged from last weekend’s win over Georgia, with Jacob Stockdale at full-back and Keith Earls and Hugo Keenan on the wings.

Up front, Cian Healy packs down alongside Rob Herring and Andrew Porter. James Ryan and Iain Henderson continue in the second-row and the back-row is made up of Peter O’Mahony, CJ Stander and Caelan Doris.

O’Sullivan is joined in the replacements by Ronan Kelleher, John Ryan, Quinn Roux and Josh van der Flier, while Jamison Gibson-Park, Ross Byrne and Chris Farrell provide the backline cover.

Ireland: 15 Jacob Stockdale, 14 Hugo Keenan, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton (c), 9 Conor Murray, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Peter O’Mahony, 6 CJ Stander, 5 James Ryan, 4 Iain Henderson, 3 Andrew Porter, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Cian Healy
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Eric O’Sullivan, 18 John Ryan, 19 Quinn Roux, 20 Josh van der Flier, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Chris Farrell

Date: Saturday, December 5
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Kick off: 14:15 GMT
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant Referees: Romain Poite (France), Karl Dickson (England)
TMO: Dan Jones (Wales)

 

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