Devin Toner comes into second row for Twickenham encounter on Sunday
Saturday 22 February 2020 07:24, UK
Ireland lock Iain Henderson has been ruled out of Sunday's Six Nations game with England due to the birth of his son.
Devin Toner will take the No 4 shirt from Henderson for the match at Twickenham and win his 70th cap.
Ireland can clinch the Triple Crown with victory in south-west London following successive home victories over Scotland and Wales.
Ulster captain Henderson, who has made 55 international appearances, started each of those matches at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, while Toner twice came off the bench.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell had initially named an unchanged starting XV for the meeting with Eddie Jones' side.
Connacht lock Ultan Dillane will take Toner's place among the replacements.
Ireland scrum coach John Fogarty said: "Faz (Andy Farrell) was speaking with Iain during the week to see how it would all turn out.
"They spoke a bit last night (Thursday) and this morning and it became clear this morning. We had planned during the week, in the eventuality that it would happen, that Dev is there.
"It's a big ask if he (Henderson) was to come straight in, he missed two sessions, so that bit of cohesion when he's an important person in our lineout and in our team.
"We're delighted for him, a little baby boy."
Ireland: 15 Jordan Larmour, 14 Andrew Conway, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Johnny Sexton (C), 9 Conor Murray; 1 Cian Healy, 2 Rob Herring, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 4 Devin Toner, 5 James Ryan, 6 Peter O'Mahony, 7 Josh van der Flier, 8 CJ Stander.
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Andrew Porter, 19 Ultan Dillane, 20 Caelan Doris, 21 John Cooney, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Keith Earls.
