The Ireland team to play Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Sunday, February 5th in Aviva Stadium has been named.<\/p>\n
There are three changes to the side that lined out against the same opposition in Ireland\u2019s last game in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n
Keith Earls will start at centre alongside Gordon D\u2019Arcy with Andrew Trimble coming into the team on the left wing. In the half-backs Jonathan Sexton will win his 25th cap and he is partnered by Conor Murray.<\/p>\n
The pack is unchanged from the last game with Paul O\u2019Connell wearing the captain\u2019s armband. The uncapped Peter O\u2019Mahony is named in the replacements.<\/p>\n
IRELAND Team & Replacements (v Wales, RBS 6 Nations Championship 2012, Aviva Stadium, Sunday, February 5th, kick-off 3pm):<\/p>\n
15 – Rob Kearney (UCD\/Leinster)
\n14 – Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
\n13 \u2013 Keith Earls (Young Munster\/Munster)
\n12 – Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne\/Leinster)
\n11 \u2013 Andrew Trimble (Ballymena\/Ulster)
\n10 – Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College\/Leinster)
\n9 – Conor Murray (Garryowen\/Munster)
\n1 – Cian Healy (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\n2 – Rory Best (Banbridge\/Ulster)
\n3 – Mike Ross (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\n4 – Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution\/Munster)
\n5 – Paul O’Connell (Young Munster\/Munster) Captain
\n6 – Stephen Ferris (Dungannon\/Ulster)
\n7 – Sean O’Brien (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\n8 – Jamie Heaslip (Naas\/Leinster)<\/p>\n
Replacements:
\n16 – Sean Cronin (St. Mary\u2019s College\/Leinster)
\n17 – Tom Court (Malone\/Ulster)
\n18 – Donnacha Ryan (Shannon\/Munster)
\n19 \u2013 Peter O\u2019Mahony (Cork Constitution\/Munster)*
\n20 – Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne\/Leinster)
\n21 – Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution\/Munster)
\n22 \u2013 Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)<\/p>\n
*Denotes uncapped player<\/p>\n
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