Ireland Side for RWC Qualifier v Russia
The Ireland starting line-up for the Rugby World Cup qualifier against Russia next Saturday is unchanged from the side selected to play Romania in Thomond Park.
Keith Wood, who missed the Romania game comes back into the side.
Ireland Girvan Dempsey; John Kelly, Brian O’Driscoll, Kevin Maggs, Denis Hickie; Ronan O’Gara, Peter Stringer; Reggie Corrigan, Keith Wood capt, John Hayes; Gary Longwell, Malcolm O’Kelly; Simon Easterby, Keith Gleeson, Anthony Foley.
Replacements: Shane Byrne, Paul Wallace, Leo Cullen, Alan Quinlan, Guy Easterby, David Humphreys, Rob Henderson.