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.

Munster man O'Mahony replaces Ryan Baird in the back row and Henshaw is in for Garry Ringrose in what is otherwise an unchanged XV following the opening weekend victory in Dublin.

Injury concerns during the week have been allayed allowing Simon Easterby to select a largely unchanged side that accounted for England in this year's campaign opener.

Sam Prendergast will once again start at out-half ahead of Munster's Jack Crowley, who is named on the bench, while Mack Hansen is fit and starts on the wing.

Prop Finlay Bealham was also an injury concern following the gruelling Aviva Stadium fixture with England, however, the prop has also been passed fit and starts in the front row.

Last week's player of the match Jamison Gibson-Park starts at scrum-half to again link up with Leinster team-mate Prendergast, while Andrew Porter and Rónan Kelleher join Belham, once more, in that impressive front row.

The second row sees Tadhg Beirne and James Ryan remain in place, while O'Mahony, Josh van der Flier and captain Caelan Doris make up the remainder of the pack.

Hugo Keenan and James Lowe join Hansen in the back three, while the centre partnership sees Bundee Aki and Henshaw link up.

Dan Sheehan will again start on the bench and has been named in the replacements alongside veteran Clontarf native Cian Healy, Thomas Clarkson, Baird, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, the aforementioned Crowley and Garry Ringrose.

"Sunday's game presents a significant challenge against a Scotland side that had a very good Autumn Nations Series and have started the Six Nations with a positive bonus point win over Italy," said