Gordon D’Arcy has been left out of the Irish side to face England on Sunday following the news that he has been unable to shake the hamstring injury he picked up in the opening match of the tournament against Italy.

Elsewhere in the side Brian O’Driscoll returns in the only change to the team that comprehensively beat Scotland two weeks ago.

Ireland (V England): G Murphy; G Dempsey, B O’Driscoll, S Horgan, D Hickie, R O’Gara, P Stringer; R Corrigan, S Byrne, J Hayes, M O’Kelly, P O’Connell, S Easterby, J O’Connor, A Foley.


Replacements: F Sheahan, M Horan, D O’Callaghan, E Miller, G Easterby, D Humphreys, K Maggs.

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