Peter O'Mahony and Robbie Henshaw selected for Scotland encounter
Peter O'Mahony and Robbie Henshaw return to the Ireland side for their Guinness Six Nations encounter against Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday.
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Donal Lenihan: Height and experience to swing it for Ireland
Looking ahead to tomorrow's mouth-watering Six Nations contest in Dublin, one thing that really sticks out is the depth of options available to interim head coach Simon Easterby.
RTÉ Rugby podcast: Assessing Simon Easterby's team for Six Nations opener against England
Neil Treacy is joined by Johne Murphy on this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast, ahead of Ireland's Guinness Six Nations opener against England.
Sam Prendergast starts as Ireland team named for Six Nations opener against England
Sam Prendergast has been named to start at fly-half for Ireland against England as Simon Easterby named his starting 15 for his first game as head coach.
Ireland's Prendergast gets first Six Nations start as McCarthy ruled out
DUBLIN : Ireland flyhalf Sam Prendergast will start his first Six Nations game in Saturday's opener against England and marshal an almost full strength side as the holders bid to win a third successive title for the first time.
Champions Cup team news: Leinster shake up selection while Peter O'Mahony is back for Munster
Hugo Keenan will make his injury return for Leinster in Saturday's final Investec Champions Cup pool 2 meeting with Bath at Aviva Stadium (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player), but Tadhg Furlong and Ryan Baird are notable absentees for Leo Cullen's side.
Tadhg Furlong misses Bath clash but 'good to go' says Leo Cullen
Leo Cullen says some of the Ireland players who won't feature against Bath tomorrow may stay with the province for next weekend’s match against Stormers.
RTÉ Rugby podcast: Simon Easterby names Six Nations squad as provinces prepare for final round of Champions Cup pools
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman on this week's RTE Rugby podcast as we recap the big talking points of the week in Irish rugby.