O'Connell passes fitness test

Ireland lock, Paul O'Connell has passed a fitness test earlier today and has been selected in the starting line up for the Ireland team to play Scotland in the RBS Six Nations Championship in Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

O'Connell will be joined in the second row by Malcolm O'Kelly with Donncha O'Callaghan named among the replacements.

The Ireland team to play Scotland in the RBS Six Nations Championship in Lansdowne Road on Saturday,March 11 at 15.30hrs (GMT) is as follows:

Player Club Caps

15 - Geordan Murphy Leicester 37

14 - Shane Horgan Lansdowne/Leinster 43

13 - Brian O’Driscoll (Captain) Blackrock College/Leinster 62

12 - Gordon D’Arcy Lansdowne/Leinster 18

11 - Andrew Trimble Ballymena/Ulster 4

10 - Ronan O’Gara Cork Constitution/Munster 58

9 - Peter Stringer Shannon/Munster 64

1 - Marcus Horan Shannon/Munster 35

2 - Jerry Flannery Shannon/Munster 4

3 - John Hayes Bruff/Munster 60

4 - Malcolm O'Kelly St. Mary's College/Leinster 78

5 - Paul O'Connell Young Munster/Munster 31

6 - Simon Easterby Llanelli 47

7 - David Wallace Garryowen/Munster 25

8 - Denis Leamy Cork Constitution/Munster 9

Replacements:

16 – Rory Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster 3

17 – Simon Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster 12

18 – Donncha O’Callaghan Cork Constitution/Munster 22

19 – Johnny O’Connor Wasps 11

20 – Eoin Reddan Wasps 1

21 – David Humphreys Dungannon/Ulster 72

22 – Girvan Dempsey Terenure College/Leinster 62