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\"Brian<\/a>Recovered: Brian O’Driscoll<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Brian O’Driscoll returns to the Ireland starting line-up for Saturday’s Six Nations opener against Wales in Cardiff.<\/p>\n

In the backline, Gordon D’Arcy and Brian O’Driscoll will partner each other in the centre for a world record 48th time at international level.<\/p>\n

Rob Kearney returns to international rugby and starts at full back to win his 42nd cap with Simon Zebo and Craig Gilroy named on the wings.<\/p>\n

Second rows Mike McCarthy and Donnacha Ryan will start a championship game together for the first time, with McCarthy making his first start in the tournament having featured as a replacement last season.<\/p>\n

Sean O’Brien returns to the starting team after missing the November internationals in a back row that includes Peter O’Mahony and Jamie Heaslip, who will captain Ireland in the RBS 6 Nations Championship for the first time.<\/p>\n

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Ireland:<\/b> 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 Brian O’Driscoll, 12 Gordon D’Arcy, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Peter O’Mahony, 6 Sean O’Brien, 5 Mike McCarthy, 4 Donnacha Ryan, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy.
\nReplacements:<\/b> 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Declan Fitzpatrick, 19 Donncha O’Callaghan, 20 Chris Henry, 21 Eoin Reddan, 22 Ronan O’Gara, 23 Keith Earls.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/b> Saturday, 2 February
\nVenue:<\/b> Millennium Stadium
\nKick-off:<\/b> 13:30 GMT
\nReferee:<\/b> Romain Poite (France)
\nAssistant referees:<\/b> Jaco Peyper (South Africa) and Pascal Gauzere (France)<\/p>\n

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Follow @RedefinedRugby Recovered: Brian O’Driscoll Brian O’Driscoll returns to the Ireland starting line-up for Saturday’s Six Nations opener against Wales in Cardiff. In the backline, Gordon D’Arcy and Brian O’Driscoll will partner each other in the centre for a world record 48th time at international level. 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