RUGBY Ireland team remains unchanged to face Scotland on Saturday
Ireland Team unchanged to face Scotland
Ireland Coach Eddie O’Sullivan has stuck with a winning formula and named the starting XV that beat England on their last outing in the RBS 6 Nations Championship for the trip to Murrayfield to play Scotland.
The only change to the match 22 is the inclusion of Eoin Reddan, who is named as the replacement scrumhalf following the unavailability of Isaac Boss due to a shoulder injury.
The team will be captained by Brian O’Driscoll for the 36th time and will therefore equal the record for captaining Ireland at international level, which is held by Keith Wood.
The Ireland team to play Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Saturday, 10th March 2007 in Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh at 13.30hrs is as follows:
Player / Club / Caps
15 - Girvan Dempsey Terenure College/Leinster 72
14 - Shane Horgan Lansdowne/Leinster 53
13 - Brian O’Driscoll Capt Blackrock College/Leinster 72
12 - Gordon D’Arcy Lansdowne/Leinster 29
11 - Denis Hickie St.Mary’s College/Leinster 56
10 - Ronan O’Gara Cork Constitution/Munster 69
9 - Peter Stringer Shannon/Munster 74
1 - Marcus Horan Shannon/Munster 45
2 - Rory Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster 10
3 - John Hayes Bruff/Munster 71
4 - Donncha O’Callaghan Cork Constitution/Munster 33
5 - Paul O’Connell Young Munster/Munster 42
6 - Simon Easterby Llanelli 55
7 - David Wallace Garryowen/Munster 35
8 - Denis Leamy Cork Constitution/Munster 20
Replacements:
16 - Jerry Flannery Shannon/Munster 12
17 - Simon Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster 14
18 - Mick O’Driscoll Cork Constitution/Munster 6
19 - Neil Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster 9
20 - Eoin Reddan Wasps 1
21 - Paddy Wallace Ballymena/Ulster 3
22 - Andrew Trimble Ballymena/Ulster 13
Not Considered due to injury:
Isaac Boss (Ballymena/Ulster) {shoulder}
Malcolm O’Kelly (St.Mary’s College/Leinster) {knee}
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