Ireland team named for Six Nations finale

The Ireland coaching group have named the match day squad to face Wales at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Rory Best will lead the team out on his 64th and final 6 Nations appearance with Cian Healy and Tadhg Furlong packing down alongside him in the front row. Tadhg Beirne and James Ryan are partnered in the second row with Peter O’Mahony, Sean O’Brien and CJ Stander named in the backrow. Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton are named in the pivot positions with Garry Ringrose partnering Bundee Aki for a seventh occasion. Rob Kearney returns to the backfield and is joined by Keith Earls and Jacob Stockdale who fill the wing berths. The replacements are Niall Scannell, Dave Kilcoyne, Andrew Porter, Quinn Roux, Jack Conan, Kieran Marmion, Jack Carty and Jordan Larmour. Ireland vs Wales, 2019 Guinness Six Nations Championship, Principality Stadium, Saturday 16th March, KO 2.45pm 15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 89 caps 14. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 76 caps 13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 19 caps 12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 16 caps 11. Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster) 18 caps 10. Jonathan Sexton (St Marys College/Leinster) 82 caps (vc) 9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 71 caps 1. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 87 caps 2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 116 caps (c) 3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 32 caps 4. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster) 4 caps 5. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 16 caps 6. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 56 caps (vc) 7. Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster) 55 caps 8. CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 30 caps Replacements 16. Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 13 caps 17. Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 28 caps 18. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 13 caps 19. Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht) 11 caps 20. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 13 caps 21. Kieran Marmion (Galwegians/Connacht) 24 caps 22. Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 2 caps 23. Jordan Larmour (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 12 caps