Ireland v South Africa team news: Josh Van der Flier gets nod to start in Rugby World Cup crunch tie

Andy Farrell has stuck with the conventional 5/3 split on the replacements bench, which features Dan Sheehan, Conor Murray and Jack Crowley.

INCLUDED: Josh van der Flier. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named his side for the mammoth Rugby World Cup Pool B clash with South Africa.

Farrell has resisted the temptation to move Tadhg Beirne into the back-row with Peter O'Mahony, Josh van der Flier and Caelan Doris named at six, seven and eight, respectively. Beirne will partner James Ryan in the second-row as a result. 

In the half-backs, Jamison Gibson-Park will line up alongside Johnny Sexton, with Conor Murray held in reserve.

At hooker, Ronan Kelleher is preferred to injury returnee Dan Sheehan, who is among the replacements for the Paris encounter, as is Munster out-half Jack Crowley.

Ireland: H Keenan; M Hansen, G Ringrose, B Aki, J Lowe; J Sexton, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, R Kelleher, T Furlong; T Beirne, J Ryan; P O'Mahony, J van der Flier, C Doris. 

Replacements: D Sheehan, D Kilcoyne, F Bealham, I Henderson, R Baird, C Murray, J Crowley, R Henshaw. 

South Africa: D Willemse; KL Arendse, J Kriel, D de Allende, C Kolbe; M Libbok, F de Klerk; S Kitshoff, B Mbonambi, F Malherbe; E Etzebeth, F Mostert; S Kolisi, PS du Toit, J Wiese.

Replacements: D Fourie, O Nche, T Nyakane, J Kleyn, RG Snyman, M van Staden, K Smith, C Reinach.