Ireland Name Team For Six Nations Clash With Wales
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named his side for Friday night’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations clash with Wales at the Aviva Stadium, with kick-off at 8.10pm.
Jamison Gibson-Park will reach a major milestone as he earns his 50th Ireland cap, while Ulster scrum-half Nathan Doak could make his international debut from the bench.
There is a strong Munster presence in the squad. Jack Crowley starts at out-half alongside Gibson-Park, while Tadhg Beirne partners James Ryan in the second row.
Munster’s Tom Farrell is also named among the replacements and could make his first appearance of this year’s championship.
Ireland come into the game looking to build on their bonus-point win in London last time out, with a sold-out Aviva Stadium expected for the visit of Wales.
15. Jamie Osborne (Naas/Leinster)(13)
14. Robert Baloucoune (Enniskillen/Ulster)(6)
13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)(72)
12. Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster)(26)
11. Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster)(41)
10. Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)(33)
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)(49)
1. Tom O’Toole (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(19)
2. Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)(46)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)(84)
4. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster)(79)
5. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)(68)
6. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)(57)
7. Nick Timoney (Queen’s University/Ulster)(9)
8. Caelan Doris (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)(captain)(58)
Replacements:
- Tom Stewart (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(4)
17. Michael Milne (Nenagh Ormond/Munster)(3)
18. Thomas Clarkson (Blackrock College/Leinster)(12)
19. Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)(22)
20. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)(77)
21. Nathan Doak (Banbridge/Ulster)*
22. Tom Farrell (Lansdowne/Munster)(2)
23. Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster)(10)
