The Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong will make his first appearance of this year’s Six Nations in Sunday’s fixture with Scotland
Jack Dempsey will make his first Six Nations start for ScotlandThe Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong will make his first appearance of this year’sThe captain, Johnny Sexton, and centre Garry Ringrose, who sat out the round-three win in Italy, will also start at Murrayfield as part of six personnel changes after overcoming respective groin and calf injuries. The hooker Dan Sheehan, flanker Peter O’Mahony and scrum-half Conor Murray are the other men restored to Andy Farrell’s starting XV.
The world’s top-ranked nation travel to Edinburgh top of the championship table thanks to successive bonus-point wins over Wales, France and Italy. Furlong’s return to fitness following a calf problem is a timely boost for head coach Farrell after the deputy prop Finlay Bealham sustained a tournament-ending knee injury in the 34-20 victory in Rome. The British and Irish Lions tighthead has not played a competitive game since 3 December.
Scrum-half Gibson-Park was set to start Ireland’s round-one win in Wales before withdrawing before kick-off due to a hamstring injury. The New Zealand-born player has to remain patient as Murray has been preferred in the No 9 role this weekend, with Craig Casey dropping out of the matchday squad after making his first championship start at the Stadio Olimpico.
Henshaw has endured an injury-hit spell but is fit and available to provide midfield back-up for Bundee Aki and Ringrose following wrist surgery.
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