Fitzgerald and Healy return to Irish team
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Fitzgerald and Healy return to Irish team

IRELAND coach Joe Schmidt has made two changes to Ireland's starting XV for Saturday's RBS Six Nations encounter against Scotland at Murrayfield.

Luke Fitzgerald replaces Simon Zebo, while Cian Healy comes in at loose head prop for Jack McGrath, who is named on the replacements' bench.

Versatile Leinster back Fitzgerald has been ravaged by injury problems since winning his last international cap in November 2013.

Ireland: R Kearney; T Bowe, J Payne, R Henshaw, L Fitzgerald, J Sexton, C Murray; C Healy, R Best, M Ross, D Toner, P O’Connell, P O’Mahony, S O’Brien, J Heaslip.

Replacements: S Cronin, J McGrath, M Moore, I Henderson, J Murphy, E Reddan, I Madigan, F Jones.