STUART McCLOSKEY and Josh van der Flier will make their debuts for Ireland against England on Saturday after being named in Joe Schmidt’s starting XV.
Ulster's 23-year-old centre McCloskey gets the nod after Jared Payne failed to recover from a hamstring injury while Van der Flier comes in for the injured Sean O'Brien.
Big, powerful, brave, fast – McCloskey is a bit of a late bloomer, while 22-year-old flanker Josh van der Flier has made a name for himself at Leinster this season and is seen as a future star of Irish rugby.
IRELAND TEAM TO FACE ENGLAND
Here's your Ireland team to play @EnglandRugby #ShoulderToShoulder #RBS6Nations pic.twitter.com/t5mFYYKUqk
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 25, 2016
15 Rob Kearney
14 Andrew Trimble
13 Robbie Henshaw
12 Stuart McCloskey
11 Keith Earls
10 Jonathan Sexton
9 Conor Murray
1 Jack McGrath
2 Rory Best
3 Mike Ross
4 Donnacha Ryan
5 Devin Toner
6 CJ Stander
7 Josh van der Flier
8 Jamie Heaslip
