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06 Sept 2025

Ireland team to play Scotland in Guinness Six Nations is named

Andy Farrell opts not to change starting 15 for crunch clash

Ireland team to play Scotland in Guinness Six Nations is named

Peter O'Mahony will captain Ireland when they take on Scotland on Saturday | PICTURE: Sportsfile

The Ireland team to play Scotland in the Guinness Six Nations on Saturday has been named by head coach Andy Farrell.

Ireland can clinch back-to-back Championship titles with a victory at the Aviva Stadium on the final day of this year's Six Nations.

While the starting 15 remains unchanged from the team that started against England in Twickenham last weekend, the Ireland Coaching Team have opted for a 5-3 split on the bench ahead of this weekend's Round 5 fixture.

Kick-off on Saturday is at 4.45pm with live coverage of Virgin Media One television and RTÉ Radio 1.

Ireland Team & Replacements

Backs:

15. Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)
14. Calvin Nash (Young Munster/Munster)
13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)
12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)
11. James Lowe (Leinster)
10. Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)

Forwards:

1. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)
2. Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
4. Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)
5. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)
6. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)[captain]
7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)
8. Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College/Leinster)

Replacements:

16. Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)
17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
18. Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht)
19. Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster)
20. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
21. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
22. Harry Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
23. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)

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