Joe Schmidt has named the Ireland team to take on Wales in their third warm-up game for the Rugby World Cup. The starting XV is a mixture of first choice players and those still battling for a place in the squad.
Paul O’Connell makes his first start of the season and is partnered by Iain Henderson in the engine room. Nathan White is given a chance to stake his claim on the tighthead side, while Jordi Murphy starts in the number seven shirt.
Luke Fitzgerald is given a stab at the outside centre berth while the first choice half-back pairing of Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray is reunited.
IRELAND TEAM TO PLAY WALES
15 Rob Kearney, 14 Dave Kearney, 13 Luke Fitzgerald, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Jordi Murphy, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Paul O’Connell (c), 4 Iain Henderson, 3 Nathan White, 2 Richardt Strauss, 1 Jack McGrath
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Tadhg Furlong, 19 Donnacha Ryan, 20 Sean O’Brien, 21 Eoin Reddan, 22 Paddy Jackson, 23 Felix Jones
Date: Saturday, August 29
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 14:30 local (13:30 GMT)
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
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