Dan Sheehan has been pushing for a start at hooker, while Jack Conan could return on the bench.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Tours IRELAND BOSS ANDY Farrell is expected to make minimal changes to his matchday 23 for Saturday’s pivotal final Pool B clash with Scotland at the World Cup [KO 8pm Irish time, Virgin Media].
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Farrell sticks with his winning selection formula, with Andrew Porter and Tadhg Furlong set to continue as the starting props. Jamison Gibson-Park is the established first-choice scrum-half, even if Conor Murray is in strong form, while Johnny Sexton will captain the team from out-half once again.
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