Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray are reunited as the half-back pairing. Robbie Henshaw returns to partner his old provincial partner Bundee Aki in the centre.

The back three is unchanged from the win over Georgia, with Jacob Stockdale at fullback and Keith Earls and Hugo Keenan on the wings.

In the front row, Cian Healy is named alongside Rob Herring and Andrew Porter. James Ryan and Iain Henderson remain in the second row, while Peter O’Mahony, CJ Stander and Caelan Doris are chosen in the back row.

Ulster prop Eric O’Sullivan is named among the replacements bench following his recent call-up to the training squad. Ronan Kelleher, John Ryan, Quinn Roux and Josh van Der Flier are also on the bench. Jamison Gibson Park, Ross Byrne and Chris Farrell will provide the back line cover.

Kick-off at the Aviva Stadium is at 2.15pm and the game is live on RTÉ.

Ireland Team:

15. Jacob Stockdale, 14. Hugo Keenan, 13. Robbie Henshaw, 12. Bundee Aki, 11. Keith Earls, 10. Jonathan Sexton (captain), 9. Conor Murray.

1. Cian Healy, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Andrew Porter, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. James Ryan, 6. CJ Stander, 7. Peter O’Mahony, 8. Caelan Doris.

Ireland Replacements:

16. Ronan Kelleher, 17. Eric O’Sullivan, 18. John Ryan, 19. Quinn Roux, 20. Josh van der Flier, 21. Jamison Gibson Park, 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Chris Farrell.

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Captain Johnny Sexton links up with Jamison Gibson Park at half-back and Robbie Henshaw switches to inside centre to accommodate Chris Farrell at 13. Jacob Stockdale lines out at fullback and is joined in the backfield by Hugo Keenan and the uncapped James Lowe.

In the pack Cian Healy and Andrew Porter are joined by Ronan Kelleher at hooker. Iain Henderson returns to the second row to partner James Ryan. The backrow sees Caelan Doris switch to No.8 with Peter O’Mahony at 6 and Josh van der Flier at 7.

The replacements include Dave Heffernan, Ed Byrne, Finlay Bealham, Quinn Roux, Will Connors, Conor Murray, Billy Burns and Keith Earls.

Kick-off at the Aviva Stadium is 7.00pm on Friday 13th November and the game is being televised by RTÉ and Channel 4.

Ireland Team to Play Wales – 2020 Guinness Series / Autumn Nations Cup

15. Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan)
14. Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD)
13. Chris Farrell (Munster/Young Munster)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers)
11. James Lowe (Leinster)
10. Jonathan Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) (captain)
9. Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster)

1. Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf)
2. Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne)
3. Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD)
4. Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy)
5. James Ryan (Leinster/UCD)
6. Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution)
7. Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD)
8. Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College)

Ireland Replacements
16. Dave Heffernan (Connacht/Buccaneers)
17. Ed Byrne (Leinster/UCD)
18. Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers)
19. Quinn Roux (Connacht/Galwegians)
20. Will Connors (Leinster/UCD)
21. Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen)
22. Billy Burns (UIster)
23. Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster)

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