Tommy O'Brien and Darragh Murray to make Ireland debuts against Georgia
O'Brien was one of Leinster's standout players in the second half of the season as they won the URC title, with the winger named to start in Tbilisi.
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Connacht second row Murray has also been rewarded for his from, and will partner Ulster's Cormac Izuchukwu.
Ireland will be captained by scrum-half Craig Casey, who will partner Leinster's Sam Prendergast.
Ulster's Stuart McCloskey is named at centre alongside Jamie Osborne. Jacob Stockdale is on the left wing, with O'Brien on the right and Jimmy O'Brien at full-back.
In the front row, Jack Boyle makes his first start, and his is partnered by his Leinster teammates Gus McCarthy and Tom Clarkson.
In the back-row, Ryan Baird and Nick Timoney will be either side of Gavin Coombes.
On the bench, there could be four debuts, with Michael Milne, Jack Aungier, Tom Ahern, and Ben Murphy all set to feature for Ireland for the first time.
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Paul O'Connell will be in charge of Ireland, who also take on Portugal the following week.
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