Ireland name team for Scotland game

Garry Ringrose returns to the Ireland team for their Natwest 6 Nations game with Scotland.

The centre hasn't played an international since Ireland's summer tour of the USA and Japan.

He missed the autumn series with a shoulder problem, while an ankle injury saw him miss out on the first three matches of the 6 Nations.

He made his return in Leinster's 64-7 win over Southern Kings two weekends ago.

It's the third time in the Championship that Ireland have had to change their centre combination, after injuries to Robbie Henshaw and Chris Farrell.

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Tadhg Furlong has recovered from a hamstring problem which he picked up against Italy and starts at tighthead, with Andrew Porter dropping to the bench.

Joe Schmidt has elected to stick with James Ryan and Devin Toner in the second row, with Ulster's Iain Henderson named on the bench.

Also among the replacements is Jordan Larmour, who is chosen ahead of his Leinster teammate Fergus McFadden.

15. Rob Kearney, Leinster, 81 caps

14. Keith Earls, Munster, 65 caps

13. Garry Ringrose, Leinster, 11 caps

12. Bundee Aki, Connacht, 5 caps

11. Jacob Stockdale, Ulster, 7 caps

10. Johnny Sexton, Leinster, 71 caps

9. Conor Murray, Munster, 62 caps

1. Cian Healy, Leinster, 76 caps

2. Rory Best (captain), Ulster, 109 caps

3. Tadhg Furlong, Leinster, 21 caps

4. James Ryan, Leinster, 6 caps

5. Devin Toner, Leinster, 56 caps

6. Peter O’Mahony, Munster, 45 caps

7. Dan Leavy, Leinster, 7 caps

8. CJ Stander, Munster, 21 caps

Replacements:

16. Sean Cronin, Leinster, 59 caps

17. Jack McGrath, Leinster, 45 caps

18. Andrew Porter, Leinster, 5 caps

19. Iain Henderson, Ulster, 36 caps

20. Jordi Murphy, Leinster, 18 caps

21. Kieran Marmion, Connacht, 19 caps

22. Joey Carbery, Leinster, 8 caps

23. Jordan Larmour, Leinster, 1 cap

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