Connacht's Mack Hansen will make his Ireland debut this Saturday.
The winger's been selected in the starting 15 for the Six Nations opener against Wales in Dublin.
He'll play on the left flank in place of James Lowe, who's injured.
Return of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐤! 😍
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Looking forward to seeing you out there in green on Saturday, Mack! #TeamOfUs | #IREvWAL pic.twitter.com/F8xFYETkhA
11 Leinster players will start the game.
Garry Ringrose partners Bundee Akie in the centre.
Tadgh Beirne starts in the second row in the only other change from their autumn international victory over New Zealand in November.
Johnny Sexton captains the side with the Blues man set to win his 102 cap.
Ireland team v Wales:
15. Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 16 caps 14. Andrew Conway (Munster/Garryowen) 27 caps 13. Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 37 caps 12. Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 33 caps 11. Mack Hansen (Connacht) uncapped 10. Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 101 caps CAPTAIN 9. Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 12 caps 1. Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 40 caps 2. Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne) 16 caps 3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 52 caps 4. Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 25 caps 5. James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 40 caps 6. Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 12 caps 7. Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 35 caps 8. Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 22 caps
Replacements 16. Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 2 caps 17. Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 112 caps 18. Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 18 caps 19. Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 6 caps 20. Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 79 caps 21. Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 92 caps 22. Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 27 caps 23. James Hume (Ulster/Banbridge) 1 cap
