Peter O’Mahony will captain the side as Ireland begin their Summer Tour against the Springboks in Pretoria, while Leinster’s Jamie Osborne will earn his debut as he is set to start at full-back.
Osborne is joined by Ireland’s back three of Calvin Nash and James Lowe, as Buddy Aki and Robbie Henshaw start in midfield. There is an all-Munster half-back pair as Craig Casey and Jack Crowley are named at scrumhalf and flyhalf respectively.
In the pack, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong start in the front row, with Joe McCarthy partnering Tadhg Beirne in the engine room. Captain O’Mahony is at blindslide flanker, with Josh van der Flier at openside and Caelan Doris at No 8.
Farrell has strong options on the bench, with RΓ³nan Kelleher, Cian Healy, Finlay Bealham, James Ryan and Ryan Baird providing the forward reinforcements, with Conor Murray, Ciaran Frawley and Garry Ringrose rounding out the Ireland Match Day 23.
Ireland squad (by club/province/caps):
15. Jamie Osborne (Naas/Leinster)*
14. Calvin Nash (Young Munster/Munster) (6)
13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) (72)
12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) (56)
11. James Lowe (Leinster) (31)
10. Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster) (14)
9. Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster) (14)
1. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) (64)
2. Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster) (26)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) (76)
4. Joe McCarthy (University of Dublin/Leinster) (10)
5. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster) (50)
6. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) (captain) (105)
7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) (62)
8. Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College/Leinster) (41)
Replacements:
16. RΓ³nan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster) (31)
17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)(129)
18. Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht) (40)
19. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) (62)
20. Ryan Baird (University of Dublin/Leinster) (20)
21. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) (116)
22. Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster) (4)
23. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)(58).
*Denotes without cap