Coach Declan Kidney has selected Leinster’s Robert Kearney at full-back, while centre Brian O'Driscoll captains the team.
Ireland (v France, Croke Park, Saturday 5pm)
15 Robert Kearney (UCD, Leinster)
14 Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
13 Brian O'Driscoll (UCD, Leinster, captain)
12 Paddy Wallace (Ballymena, Ulster)
11 Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College, Leinster)
10 Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution, Munster)
9 Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin, Munster)
1 Marcus Horan (Shannon, Munster)
2 Jerry Flannery (Shannon, Munster)
3 John Hayes (Bruff, Munster)
4 Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution, Munster)
5 Paul O'Connell (Young Munster, Munster)
6 Stephen Ferris (Dungannon, Ulster)
7 David Wallace (Garryowen, Munster)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Naas, Leinster)
Replacements
16 Rory Best (Banbridge, Ulster)
17 Tom Court (Malone, Ulster)
18 Malcolm O'Kelly (St Mary's College, Leinster)
19 Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution, Munster)
20 Peter Stringer (Shannon, Munster)
21 Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne, Leinster)
22 Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers)
