O’Connell gets nod to face Scotland

PAUL O’CONNELL will start Ireland’s crunch RBS Six Nations Championship clash with Scotland after passing a fitness test yesterday.

Ireland boss Eddie O’Sullivan delayed naming his second row for the Lansdowne Road encounter in order to give O’Connell every chance to recover from his shoulder injury.

The Lions lock suffered an AC joint separation against France nearly four weeks ago. He was given the all-clear by Ireland’s medical team last night.