Ronan O'Gara will return to international action this weekend after being named in the Irish Team to play Scotland in Murrayfield this Saturday at 1:30pm.

Ronan O'Gara will return to international action this weekend after being named in the Irish Team to play Scotland in Murrayfield this Saturday at 1:30pm.

O'Gara hasn't played since returning from the summer tour to the southern hemisphere where he picked up a wrist injury playing in the second last game of the tour against Tonga.

The Team shows nine changes from that which defeated Italy by 61-6 at Thomond Park on Saturday last. Keith Wood returns at hooker to captain a side that also sees the inclusion of Geordan Murphy at full back; Anthony Horgan at right wing, Kevin Maggs at inside centre; Peter Stringer at half back; Malcolm O'Kelly and Paul O'Connell in the second row and David Wallace at N0. 6.

The Ireland team to play Scotland is:

15 – Geordan Murphy (Leicester) 14 – Anthony Horgan (Munster – Cork Constitution) 13 – Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster – Blackrock College) 12 – Kevin Maggs (Bath) 11 – Denis Hickie (Leinster – St. Mary’s College) 10 – Ronan O’Gara (Munster – Cork Constitution) 9 - Peter Stringer (Munster – Cork Constitution) 1 – Marcus Horan (Munster – Shannon) 2 – Keith Wood (Munster) Captain 3 - Reggie Corrigan (Leinster – Greystones) 4 – Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster – St. Mary’s College) 5 – Paul O’Connell (Munster – Young Munster) 6 - David Wallace (Munster – Garryowen) 7 – Eric Miller (Leinster – Terenure College) 8 – Victor Costello (Leinster – St. Mary’s College)

Replacements:16 – Shane Byrne (Leinster – Blackrock College), 17 – Simon Best (Ulster – Belfast Harlequins), 18 – Simon Easterby (Llanelli), 19 – Kieron Dawson (London Irish), 20 – Guy Easterby (Rotherham), 21 – David Humphreys (Ulster – Dungannon), 22 – Girvan Dempsey (Leinster – Terenure College).

Not considered because of injury: John Hayes (Munster – Shannon), Shane Horgan (Leinster – Lansdowne), John Kelly (Munster – Cork Constitution).