O'Driscoll and Stringer ruled out of France match

Brian O'Driscoll and Peter Stringer have both been ruled out of Sunday's Six Nations clash with France at Croke Park.

Stringer is unable to play due to a fractured bone in his hand that he picked up against Wales last weekend.

O'Driscoll, meanwhile, is ruled out thanks to the hamstring strain that saw him substituted in the latter stages of the game.

Their absence means Isaac Boss will come in a scrum-half, with Shane Horgan taking O'Driscoll's place in the centre and Geordan Murphy coming onto the right wing.