IRELAND HAVE NAMED THEIR STARTING 15 FOR the second game of the Six Nations this coming Saturday.
Andy Farrell has made one change to the side that beat Wales in the opening game. Dan Sheehan has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, Rob Herring has been selected instead.
Ireland
The back three of Hugo Keenan at fullback, Mack Hansen, and James Lowe on the wings remains unchanged.
Stuart McCloskey and Garry Ringrose start in the centre once more
Johnny Sexton captains the side from 10, while Conor Murray starts again beside him in the other half back role.
Andrew Porter, Finlay Bealham, and Rob Herring start in the front row
Tadhg Beirne and James Ryan start behind them
Finally, the side is the completed with the same back row of Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier and Peter O’Mahony.
The subs bench consists of the likes of Ronan Kelleher, Dave Kilcoyne, Tom O’Toole, Iain Henderson, Jack Conan, Craig Casey, Ross Byrne and Bundee Aki.
The Ireland v France match will be broadcast live on RTE and ITV television and on RTE and BBC NI radio.
The game starts at 14.15pm on Saturday
Introducing your Ireland line up for Saturday! ✊#TeamOfUs | #GuinnessSixNations
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 9, 2023
Ireland team
Fullback: 15. Hugo Keenan
Winger:14. Mack Hansen
Centres: 12. Stuart McCloskey, 13. Garry Ringrose
Winger: 11. James Lowe
Outhalf: 10. Johnny Sexton Scrum half: 9. Conor Murray
Front Row: 1. Andrew Porter, 2. Rob Herring 3. Finlay Bealham
Second Row: 4. Tadhg Beirne, 5. James Ryan
Back row: 6. Peter O’Mahony, 7. Josh van der Flier , 8. Caelan Doris
Replacements Ronan Kelleher 17. Dave Kilcoyne 18. Tom O’Toole, 19. Iain Henderson, 20. Jack Conan, 21. Conor Murray , 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Bundee Aki.
France
France have named the same team that narrowly overcome Italy in the opening round
Head coach Fabien Galthie has selected a back three of Thomas Ramos, Damian Penaud, and Ethan Dumortier.
Gael Fickou and Yoram Moefana start in the centre
Antoine Dupont captains the side from scrum half and is joined in the half backs by Romain Ntamack, who starts as 10
Cyril Baille, Julien Marchand, and Uini Atonio start in the front row, Thibaud Flament, Paul Willemse starts behind them in the second row.
Anthony Jelonch, Charles Ollivon, and Gregory Alldritt complete the starting 15 from the back row
France:
Fullback: 15. Thomas Ramos
Winger: 14. Damian Penaud
Centres: 13. Gael Fickou, 12. Yoram Moefana
Winger: 11. Ethan Dumortier
Out half: Romain Ntamack, Scrum half: Antoine Dupont (capt)
Front row: 1. Cyril Baille, 2. Julien Marchand, 3. Uini Atonio
Second Row: 4. Thibaud Flament, 5. Paul Willemse
Back Row: 6. Anthony Jelonch, 7. Charles Ollivon, 8. Gregory Alldritt.
Replacements: 16. Gaetan Barlot, 17. Reda Wardi, 18. Sipili Falatea, 19. Romain Taofifenua, 20. Francois Cros, 21. Sekou Macalou, 22. Baptiste Couilloud, 23. Matthieu Jalibert.
☘️🆚🇫🇷 Notre deuxième match du #SixNations 2023 nous amène à Dublin pour y défier 𝒍𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒆́𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒑𝒆 𝒅𝒖 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆 !
💪 Rendez-vous samedi ! #NeFaisonsXV #XVdeFrance #IRLFRA pic.twitter.com/eAfWyYyg3I— France Rugby (@FranceRugby) February 9, 2023
