Heard same except Murray starting JGP on benchIRELAND (possible): Hugo Keegan (Leinster); Mack Hansen (Connacht), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Bundee Aki (Connacht), James Lowe (Leinster); Johnny Sexton (Leinster, capt), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster); Andrew Porter (Leinster), Dan Sheehan (Leinster), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster); James Ryan (Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ulster); Peter O'Mahony (Munster), Josh van der Flier (Leinster), Caelan Doris (Leinster).
Replacements: Rónan Kelleher (Leinster), David Kilcoyne (Munster)/Cian Healy (Leinster), Tom O'Toole (Ulster), Ryan Baird (Leinster), Jack Conan (Leinster), Conor Murray (Munster), Ross Byrne (Leinster), Robbie Henshaw (Leinster).
Next week is our only prime time slot despite, in my opinion, being the most anticipated game in weeks 2, 4 and 5.Looking forward to this, shame it's not the Saturday evening game.
My sentiments exactlyA Scottish victory would make me very happy. But my gut tells me Ireland will win. I sure hope I'm wrong.
IRELAND (possible): Hugo Keenan (Leinster); Mack Hansen (Connacht), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Bundee Aki (Connacht), James Lowe (Leinster); Johnny Sexton (Leinster, capt), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster); Andrew Porter (Leinster), Dan Sheehan (Leinster), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster); James Ryan (Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ulster); Peter O'Mahony (Munster), Josh van der Flier (Leinster), Caelan Doris (Leinster).
Replacements: Rónan Kelleher (Leinster), David Kilcoyne (Munster)/Cian Healy (Leinster), Tom O'Toole (Ulster), Ryan Baird (Leinster), Jack Conan (Leinster), Conor Murray (Munster), Ross Byrne (Leinster), Robbie Henshaw (Leinster).
That's a damn good teamPosting the full team so fake news merchants like Big Ginger 8 don't trick people into thinking Gibson Park is starting..
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Just call them the pride of Scotland, it's the worst thing you can call an Englishman, which most of them areLearning everything I can about these 23 men on the way to the airport right now so I can shout reprehensible, sub-human and extremely personal abuse at them on Sunday.
Murray startingAs above with Healy in.
Should add nothing between them but think Kelleher very unlucky. Has been superb lately and thought he deserved to start.
Henderson needs a big game and well back 3 will face biggest test I feel in this game. So focus is required.
Seeing as Hogg and Russell are playing you don't need to learn anything other than they are the best!!Scotland: Stuart Hogg; Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe; Finn Russell, Ben White; Pierre Schoeman, George Turner, Znder Fagerson; Richie Gray, Jonny Gray; Matt Fagerson, Jamie Ritchie (capt), Jack Dempsey
Replacements: Fraser Brown, Jamie Bhatti, Simon Berghan, Scott Cummings, Hamish Watson, Ali Price, Blair Kinghorn, Chris Harris
Learning everything I can about these 23 men on the way to the airport right now so I can shout reprehensible, sub-human and extremely personal abuse at them on Sunday.
I already know Townsend is bald and I can do a lot with that so no extra study there.
Don't disagree just though Kelleher form was good and deserved the start but very little in it either way. Both superb playersKelleher has been superb, but Sheehan is a freak. Kelleher probably the better scrummager but Sheehan wins everywhere else. That is one impressive looking side, so no excuses.
I'm delayed in Dublin Airport, I'm currently contacting Turkish Medical Authorities to find out exactly who gave Hogg his second hair transplant after he ruined the first one bleaching it.Seeing as Hogg and Russell are playing you don't need to learn anything other than they are the best!!