The Ulster man was at number 12 for all three of Ireland’s 2022 Autumn internationals and he retains his spot after impressing.
Ulster hooker Rob Herring, prop Tom O’Toole and club captain Iain Henderson are all named on the bench.
IRELAND (v Wales, Guinness Six Nations Championship 2023, Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Saturday 4th February, 2023, KO 14.15)
15\. Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 25 caps<br>
14\. Mack Hansen (Connacht) 8 caps<br>
13\. Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 47 caps<br>
12\. Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 9 caps<br>
11\. James Lowe (Leinster) 15 caps<br>
10\. Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 109 caps (c)<br>
9\. Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 23 caps
1\. Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 48 caps<br>
2\. Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 13 caps<br>
3\. Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 27 caps<br>
4\. Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 36 caps<br>
5\. James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 48 caps<br>
6\. Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 89 caps<br>
7\. Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 45 caps<br>
8\. Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 23 caps
Replacements:
16\. Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 31 caps<br>
17\. Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 121 caps<br>
18\. Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 4 caps<br>
19\. Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 68 caps<br>
20\. Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 33 caps<br>
21\. Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 100 caps<br>
22\. Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD) 4 caps<br>
23\. Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 41 caps