| Fellow Ulstermen Rory Best and Paddy Wallace have been named as replacements in Eddie O'Sullivan's selection and will also hope to feature.
The Ireland team to play Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Saturday, 23rd February 2008 in Croke Park, Dublin at 17.00hrs (local time) is as follows:
Player Club
15 - Girvan Dempsey Terenure College/Leinster
14 - Tommy Bowe Belfast Harlequins/Ulster
13 - Brian O’Driscoll Captain UCD/Leinster
12 - Andrew Trimble Ballymena/Ulster
11 - Robert Kearney UCD/Leinster
10 - Ronan O’Gara Cork Constitution/Munster
9 - Eoin Reddan Wasps
1 - Marcus Horan Shannon/Munster
2 - Bernard Jackman Clontarf/Leinster
3 - John Hayes Bruff/Munster
4 - Donncha O’Callaghan Cork Constitution/Munster
5 - Mick O’Driscoll Cork Constitution/Munster
6 - Denis Leamy Cork Constitution/Munster
7 - David Wallace Garryowen/Munster
8 - Jamie Heaslip Clontarf/Leinster
Replacements:
16 - Rory Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster
17 - Tony Buckley Shannon/Munster
18 - Paul O’Connell Young Munster/Munster
19 - Simon Easterby Llanelli
20 - Peter Stringer Shannon/Munster
21 - Paddy Wallace Ballymena/Ulster
22 - Shane Horgan Boyne/Leinster
Not Considered:
Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster) {wrist}
Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster) {arm}
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