Ireland Squad Announced
Ireland have yet again named an unchanged starting line-up to play England at Croke Park from the side that beat Italy recently.
Paddy Wallace is fit and will join O’Driscoll at centre, O’Driscoll will earn his 91st cap.
Mick O’Driscoll steps on to the bench as second row cover in place of Malcolm O’Kelly
Ronan O’Gara joins an elite club consisting of Malcolm O’Kelly, John Hayes and Brian O’Driscoll to win his 90th cap.
Paul O’Connell meanwhile earns his 60th cap!
IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v England, 2009 RBS 6 Nations Championship, Croke Park, Saturday, February 28, kick-off 5.30pm):
15 - Robert Kearney (UCD - Leinster)
14 - Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
13 - Brian O’Driscoll (UCD - Leinster) (capt)
12 - Paddy Wallace (Ballymena - Ulster)
11 - Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College - Leinster)
10 - Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution - Munster)
9 - Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin - Munster)
1 - Marcus Horan (Shannon - Munster)
2 - Jerry Flannery (Shannon - Munster)
3 - John Hayes (Bruff- Munster)
4 - Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution - Munster)
5 - Paul O’Connell (Young Munster - Munster)
6 - Stephen Ferris (Dungannon - Ulster)
7 - David Wallace (Garryowen - Munster)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas - Leinster)
Replacements:
16 - Rory Best (Banbridge - Ulster)
17 - Tom Court (Malone - Ulster)
18 - Mick O’Driscoll (Cork Constitution - Munster)
19 - Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution - Munster)
20 - Peter Stringer (Shannon - Munster)
21 - Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne - Leinster)
22 - Geordan Murphy (Leicester)