Bowe's Ulster team-mates, Simon and Rory Best, David Humphreys and Andrew Trimble are all named on the replacements bench.

IRELAND: 15 - Geordan Murphy; 14 - Shane Horgan; 13 - Brian O'Driscoll (Captain); 12 - Gordon D'Arcy; 11 - Tommy Bowe; 10 - Ronan O'Gara; 9 - Peter Stringer; 1 - Marcus Horan; 2 - Jerry Flannery; 3 - John Hayes; 4 - Malcolm O'Kelly; 5 - Paul O'Connell; 6 - Simon Easterby; 7 - David Wallace; 8 - Denis Leamy

Replacements: 16 - Rory Best; 17 - Simon Best; 18 - Donncha O'Callaghan; 19 - Johnny O'Connor; 20 - Eoin Reddan; 21 - David Humphreys; 22 - Andrew Trimble