| Ulster’s Kevin Maggs will replace the injured centre Shane Horgan, after Leinster’s Gordon D'Arcy failed in his bid to be fit for the game. NEC Harlequins full-back Gavin Duffy takes over Maggs spot on the bench.
Ireland team:
15 – Geordan Murphy, (Leicester), 14 - Girvan Dempsey, (Leinster -), 13 – Brian O'Driscoll, (Leinster, Captain), 12 – Kevin Maggs, (Ulster), 11 – Denis Hickie (Leinster), 10 – Ronan O’Gara (Munster), 9 – Peter Stringer (Munster), 1 – Reggie Corrigan (Leinster), 2 – Shane Byrne (Leinster), 3 – John Hayes (Munster), 4 – Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster), 5 – Paul O’Connell (Munster), 6 – Simon Easterby (Llanelli), 7 – Johnny O’Connor (Wasps), 8 – Anthony Foley (Munster),
Replacements:
16 – Frank Sheahan (Munster), 17 – Marcus Horan (Munster), 18 – Donncha O’Callaghan (Munster), 19 – Eric Miller (Leinster), 20 – Guy Easterby (Leinster), 21 – David Humphreys (Ulster), 22 – Gavin Duffy (NEC Harlequins).
France coach Bernard Laporte has made two changes; Ludovic Valbon comes in for the injured Damien Traille and wing Cedric Heymans replaces Aurelien Rougerie
France team;
J Laharrague (Brive); C Heymans (Toulouse), Y Jauzion (Toulouse), L Valbon (Brive), C Dominici (Stade Francais); Y Delaigue (Castres), D Yachvili (Biarritz); S Marconnet (Stade Francais), S Bruno (Sale), N Mas (Perpignan), F Pelous (Toulouse, capt), J Thion (Biarritz), S Betsen (Biarritz), Y Nyanga (Beiers), J Bonnaire (Bourgoin).
Replacements: W Servat (Toulouse), P De Villiers (Stade Francais), P Pape (Bourgoin), G Lamboley (Toulouse), P Mignoni (Clermont), F Michalak (Toulouse), B Baby (Toulouse).
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