Captain Brian O'Driscoll will earn his 100th cap for Ireland when he leads out the team against Wales at Croke Park in Six Nations rugby on Saturday.

Coach Declan Kidney named a starting lineup unchanged from that which beat England 20-16 at Twickenham in the last round.

The only change is in the reserves, where fullback Rob Kearney has recovered from a knee injury to replace Andrew Trimble.

Ireland: Geordan Murphy, Tommy Bowe, Brian O'Driscoll (Capt), Gordon D'Arcy, Keith Earls, Jonathan Sexton, Tomas O'Leary; Cian Healy, Rory Best, John Hayes, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Stephen Ferris, David Wallace, Jamie Heaslip. Replacements: Sean Cronin, Tony Buckley, Leo Cullen, Shane Jennings, Eoin Reddan, Ronan O'Gara, Robert Kearney.

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