O'Kelly takes place of injured O'Callaghan

Malcolm O’Kelly, in the second row for the injured Donncha O’Callaghan, is the only change on the Ireland team to play England in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at Twickenham on Saturday.

Gary Longwell comes into the replacements in place of Malcolm O’Kelly. The Ireland – England match will also mark the 50th test appearance for number eight Anthony Foley.

Ireland (6 Nations v England):

15 – Girvan Dempsey (Leinster – Terenure College)

14 – Shane Horgan (Leinster – Lansdowne)

13 – Gordon D’Arcy (Leinster – Lansdowne)

12 – Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster - Blackrock College) Captain

11 – Tyrone Howe (Ulster – Dungannon)

10 – Ronan O’Gara (Munster – Cork Constitution)

9 – Peter Stringer (Munster – Shannon)

1 – Reggie Corrigan (Leinster – Greystones)

2 – Shane Byrne (Leinster – Blackrock College)

3 – John Hayes (Munster – Shannon)

4 – Malcom O’Kelly (Leinster - St. Mary’s College)

5 – Paul O’Connell (Munster – Young Munster)

6 – Simon Easterby (Llanelli)

7 – Keith Gleeson (Leinster – St. Mary’s College)

8 – Anthony Foley (Munster – Shannon)

Replacements: 16 – Frank Sheahan (Munster – Cork Constitution), 17 – Simon Best (Ulster – Belfast Harlequins), 18 – Gary Longwell (Ulster – Ballymena), 19 – Victor Costello (Leinster – St. Mary’s College), 20 – Guy Easterby (Rotherham), 21 – David Humphreys (Ulster – Dungannon), 22 – Kevin Maggs

(Bath)

Not considered due to injury: Denis Hickie (Leinster - St. Mary’s College), Marcus Horan (Munster – Shannon), Eric Miller (Leinster – Terenure College), Mike Mullins (Munster – Old Crescent) Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Donncha O’ Callaghan (Munster – Cork Constitution), Alan Quinlan (Munster – Shannon), David Wallace (Munster – Garryowen)