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Super Saturday.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is set to name his team to face Scotland later today, ahead of a blockbuster Super Saturday.
The men in green are back in the hunt for the championship but will need to beat Scotland and hope England can do a job on France in Paris.
As for selection, Farrell look set to make several changes, with Gerry Thornley reporting in The Irish Times that Tommy O’Brien is set to replace Jacob Stockdale on the left wing.
Elsewhere, Dan Sheehan is expected to come back into the starting lineup, as are Joe McCarthy and Josh van der Flier.
Bundee Aki also looks set for his first appearance of the championship, having missed the opening three rounds through suspension, and missed out on selection for the Wales game.
Here’s the expected team…
IRELAND (possible v Scotland): J Osborne; R Baloucoune, G Ringrose, S McCloskey, T O’Brien; J Crowley, J Gibson-Park; T O’Toole, D Sheehan, T Furlong; J McCarthy, J Ryan; T Beirne, J van der Flier, C Doris (capt).
Replacements: R Kelleher, M Milne, T Clarkson, J Conan, N Timoney, C Casey/N Doak, C Frawley, B Aki.
