Dan Sheehan will become the 111th man to captain Ireland in a Test match on Saturday when he leads them into battle against Wales in Cardiff. The Leinster star has been named skipper in the absence of hooker Ronan Kelleher, who misses the game due to a neck injury, and regular captain Caelan Doris, who is sidelined with a knee issue.

Stand-in head coach Simon Easterby has rung the changes for Irelands Six Nations trip to Cardiff to face Wales on Saturday; Dan Sheehan captains Ireland while Jack Conan also returns to the starting XV;

Sheehan will captain unbeaten Ireland in Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff after both Doris and Kelleher were ruled out through injury.

Dan Sheehan will captain unbeaten Ireland in Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff after both Caelan Doris and Ronan Kelleher were ruled out through injury, the Irish Rugby Union said on Thursday.

Dan Sheehan has been named captain of a much-changed Ireland team for Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with Wales in Cardiff. With fellow hooker Ronan Kelleher ruled out by a neck injury and regular skipper Caelan Doris sidelined with a knee issue,

Dan Sheehan will skipper Ireland against Wales in the third round of the Six Nations in Cardiff on Saturday in the absence of regular captain Caelan Doris. Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby named hooker Sheehan as captain,