Ireland can win the Triple Crown and maybe more on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named his side set to take on Scotland in the last game of this year’s Guinness Six Nations.

Scotland’s trip to Dublin is a Triple Crown decider, with both teams having already defeated England and Wales. Gregor Townsend’s side will need a first win in Dublin since 2010.

James Ryan has been ruled out from the squad due to a calf injury, but that is Ireland’s only new injury concern leading into Saturday’s game.

Jamison Gibson-Park and Munster’s Jack Crowley complete Ireland’s half-back pairing, while Jamie Osbourne, Robert Baloucoune, and Tommy O’Brien start in the back three.

The front row contains Ulster’s Tom O’Toole and Leinster pair Tadhg Furlong and Dan Sheehan, while Joe McCarthy and Tadhg Beirne line out in the second row. Captain Caelan Doris, Jack Conan, and Josh van der Flier finish out the team in the back row.

Speaking at the team announcement, Farrell said “It is an incredible privilege for the squad to play at home in front of a packed Aviva Stadium with a trophy up for grabs. We know about the challenge facing us on Saturday and Scotland will travel with confidence.

“When you factor in a loud home support, and with the game taking place on St Patrick’s weekend, it really has all the ingredients for a cracking contest.”

Ireland have beaten Saturday’s opponents on the last ten occasions, with Saturday’s visitors last having tasted victory against Ireland at Murrayfield in 2017.

While both teams have an outside shot of winning the championship outright (dependent on an English win in Paris), a feisty affair between wo great sides is a guarantee with a triple crown on the line.

Starting 15:

15. Jamie Osborne (Naas/Leinster)(14) 14. Rob Baloucoune (Enniskillen/Ulster)(7) 13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)(73) 12. Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster)(27) 11. Tommy O’Brien (Blackrock College/Leinster)(8) 10. Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)(34) 9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)(50)

1. Tom O’Toole (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(20) 2. Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)(38) 3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)(85)

4. Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)(23) 5. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)(69) 6. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)(58) 7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)(78) 8. Caelan Doris (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)(captain)(59)

Replacements:

16. Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)(47) 17. Michael Milne (Nenagh Ormond/Munster)(4) 18. Finlay Bealham (Corinthians/Connacht)(56) 19. Darragh Murray (Buccaneers/Connacht)(2) 20. Nick Timoney (Queen’s University/Ulster)(10) 21. Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster)(27) 22. Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster)(11) 23. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)(68).




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