Ireland coach Eddie O¿Sullivan today named an unchanged starting XV from the team that beat Russia at the weekend for Saturday¿s World Cup qualifier against Georgia at Lansdowne Road.
Captain Keith Wood (sore neck) and out-half Ronan O'Gara (knee) sat out this morning's training session at Greystones but both are expected to start on Saturday.
Wood picked up the injury in Kraznoyarsk on Saturday and saw a specialist today. O'Sullivan, who will monitor the hooker's progress in the coming days, said the injury was "not all bad, but not all good."
Flanker Eric Miller was not considered as he is still troubled by the rib injury which forced him out of both the Russia game and the friendly victory over Romania.
Shane Horgan made a welcomed return to Leinster's starting line up in their Celtic League defeat to Cardiff last Saturday following ankle problems but, like Miller, will not feature at Lansdowne.
Ireland:G Dempsey, J Kelly, B O'Driscoll, K Maggs, D Hickie, R O'Gara, P Stringer, R Corrigan, K Wood (capt), J Hayes, G Longwell, M O'Kelly, S Easterby, A Foley, K Gleeson.
Replacements:G Easterby, D Humphreys, R Henderson, S Byrne, P Wallace, L Cullen, A Quinlan.