Ireland Team to play Scotland - 2023 Guinness Six Nations

Friday, 10 March 2023 at 18:45

byTom Sansom

Andy Farrell has selected his team, as Ireland look to keep their Grand Slam hopes in-tact with a fourth round victory over Scotland. Tasked with the trip to Murrayfield, the Six Nations dark horses will be looking to upset Ireland, and will by no means be a straightforward victory.

Farrell has re-shuffled the pack this week, after a handful of his top stars were rewarded with a rest against Italy. Johnny Sexton returns at fly half to captain Ireland, and is looking to make history against Scotland. Sexton is just seven points adrift of Ronan O'Gara's all-time Six Nations points record of 557, and will look to surpass this in Edinburgh.

Tadhg Furlong makes his long awaited comeback from injury in the front row, for his first match of the 2023 Six Nations. Conor Murray is again starting at scrum half, with Bundee Aki moving to inside centre as Garry Ringrose comes back in at 13. Dan Sheehan is once again starting at hooker, he too missed the match in Rome.

Ireland team to play Scotland

Back Three

James Lowe of Ireland during the Autumn Nations Cup match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on November 21 2020. - PHOTO: Phil Mingo/PPAUK

15. Hugo Keenan (Leinster) 28 caps

14. Mack Hansen (Connacht) 12 caps

11. James Lowe (Leinster) 18 caps

Centres

Bundee Aki of Ireland watching the on going scrum during the Six Nations Championship match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on the 12th March 2022 - PHOTO: George Tewkesbury/PPAUK

13. Garry Ringrose (Leinster) 49 caps

12. Bundee Aki (Connacht) 44 caps

Half Backs

10. Johnny Sexton (Leinster) 111 caps (c)

9. Conor Murray (Munster) 103 caps

Front Row

1. Andrew Porter (Leinster) 51 caps

2. Dan Sheehan (Leinster) 15 caps

3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster) 63 caps

Locks

Iain Henderson of ireland is tackled by Noa Nakaitaci of France during the Rugby World Cup Pool D, Match 39, between Ireland and France at the Millennium Stadium, on October 11th 2015 in Cardiff, UK. - Photo mandatory by-line: Dean Lancaster/Pinnacle - Tel: +44(0)1363 881025 - Mobile:0797 1270 681 - VAT Reg No: 183700120 - 11/10/2015 - SPORT - RUGBY UNION - RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 - POOL D Match 39 - France v Ireland - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales.

4. Iain Henderson (Ulster) 71 caps

5. James Ryan (Leinster) 51 caps

Back Row