Six Nations: Doris and Sheehan fit for Ireland's Grand Slam contest with England

Caelan Doris and Dan Sheehan were some forced disconnected successful the first-half of Ireland's attritional triumph implicit Scotland but person been passed acceptable to commencement successful the Grand Slam contest

Caelan Doris and Dan Sheehan person been passed acceptable to commencement for Grand Slam-chasing Ireland successful Saturday's Six Nations crippled against England successful Dublin.

A further alteration for the Aviva Stadium crippled sees scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park taking implicit from Conor Murray.

Henshaw, Baird and Gibson-Park each came connected arsenic replacements past weekend.

Given the 2 enforced changes, Ireland manager Andy Farrell volition beryllium peculiarly relieved that Doris and Sheehan are available.

Doris has had a sensational Six Nations for Ireland astatine fig 8 with his carrying quality and breakdown enactment some cardinal components of the team's crippled plan.

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Hooker Sheehan's availability is besides important for the Irish aft some helium and his replacement Ronan Kelleher were forced disconnected astatine Murrayfield, which meant that prop Cian Healy had to determination to the mediate of the scrum successful the beforehand enactment arsenic flanker Josh van der Flier performed the line-out throwing duties.

With Kelleher ruled out, Ulster's Rob Herring, who was concussed aft starting successful Ireland's 2nd crippled against France, is named connected the seat with his club-mate Kieran Treadwell besides drafted into the replacements arsenic Leinster's Baird takes implicit from the injured Henderson successful the 2nd row.

Henshaw earns his archetypal Ireland commencement since helium picked up a hamstring wounded successful the November triumph implicit Fiji arsenic helium takes implicit from the influential Ringrose, which means that different Leinster back, Jimmy O'Brien, is named successful the replacements.

Scrum-half Gibson-Park's archetypal playing engagement successful this season's tourney was erstwhile helium replaced Murray aft 53 minutes past weekend.

The Leinster fig 9 was a precocious withdrawal from Ireland's opening triumph implicit Wales and his hamstring wounded kept him retired until his inclusion connected the seat past weekend.

Prior to his injury, Gibson-Park has established himself arsenic Farrell's first-choice scrum-half and helium returns to the starting squad arsenic seasoned Murray is named successful the replacements.

Ireland are aiming to unafraid their 4th Grand Slam, having achieved the feat successful 1948, 2009 and 2018.

Ireland: Keenan; Hansen, Henshaw, Aki, Lowe; Sexton (capt), Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; Baird, Ryan; O'Mahony, van der Flier, Doris.

Replacements: Herring, Healy, O'Toole, Treadwell, Conan, Murray, R Byrne, O'Brien.