Robbie Henshaw's World Cup begins as Schmidt goes locked and loaded

Robbie Henshaw will belatedly begin his 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign against Samoa on Saturday after Ireland named a team close to full strength in their bid to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Only flanker Peter O’Mahony and full-back Rob Kearney are missing from what is thought to be head coach Joe Schmidt’s first-choice starting XV as Henshaw gets his first opportunity since pulling up with a hamstring injury during Ireland’s very first training session in Japan on September 14.