| Rory will line up along side fellow Ulster men Tommy Bowe and Andrew Trimble in the starting line up with Paddy Wallace named on the bench.
A vacancy has been left at full back as both Geordan Murphy and Girvan Dempsey are recovering from Achilles and hip injuries respectively at this time. A decision on who will be selected at full back will be made on Thursday following the Ireland training session.
The Ireland team to play Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Saturday, 8th March 2008 in Croke Park, Dublin at 13.30hrs is as follows:
Ireland: AN Other; Bowe, B O'Driscoll (capt), Trimble, Kearney; O'Gara, Reddan; Horan, Best, Hayes, O'Callaghan, O'Connell, Leamy, D Wallace, Heaslip.
Replacements: Jackman, Buckley, M O'Driscoll, Easterby, Stringer, P Wallace, Horgan.
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