Ireland team for England at Twickenham

Jonathan Sexton takes over from Ronan O’Gara at No.10 for Saturday’s match against England. The other changes are; Geordan Murphy replaces injured Rob Kearney at full-back while Rory Best takes over from banned Jerry Flannery.

The other change to the starting XV sees fit-again Donncha O’Callaghan replacing Leo Cullen.

With Ronan O’Gara on the bench, Paddy Wallace drops out. Tony Buckley replaces Tom Court as prop cover. The other addition is Andrew Trimble returning having been left out of the 22-man squad for the defeat in Paris. The bench also includes Leo Cullen, Sean Cronin, Shane Jennings and Eoin Reddan.

Team

Ireland: G Murphy (Leicester), T Bowe (Ospreys), B O’Driscoll (Leinster) capt, G D’Arcy (Leinster), K Earls (Munster), J Sexton (Leinster), T O’Leary (Munster), C Healy (Leinster), R Best (Ulster), J Hayes (Munster), D O’Callaghan (Munster), P O’Connell (Munster), S Ferris (Ulster), D Wallace (Munster), J Heaslip (Leinster). Replacements: S Cronin (Connacht), T Buckley (Munster), L Cullen (Leinster), S Jennings (Leinster), E Reddan (Leinster), R O’Gara (Munster), A Trimble (Ulster)

RBS SIX NATIONS: England v Ireland Twickenham Saturday, 27 February 2010 Kick-off: 1600 GMT

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