Andrew Trimble makes Ireland return for World Cup warm-up

The 21-year-old flanker hails from a one of rugby’s most famous dynasties.

Ulster playmaker Jackson dislocated his elbow against Toulon in January, wrecking his chances of Six Nations action.

Ross Moriarty was qualified to play for England.

It is fair to say that neither his father Paul nor his uncle Richard were shrinking violets on the rugby fields.

“You’ve got clear top performers in both those positions, but then it’s about whether he wants to take three 10s or three scrum-halves, and how that would affect the balance if he did”. “Obviously, you have to keep that under control, but I think I have got a lot better at that with the years that have gone by”. I understand I can not do the things I used to.

However, Warren Gatland does not want Moriarty to resemble the angel which, rather ironically, is part of the Moriarty crest.

“There is a bit of a nasty side about him that kind of fits into the rugby mould”. Gatland is evidently glad to have the blindside who earned the England call when he was at Hartpury College in Gloucester.

“He doesn’t get a lot of credit for the work he does off the field especially, he’s a really really good operator around the lineout but you know with him on your team your going to get a guy who hits 30, 40 plus rucks in a game”. “I am happy with how it’s worked out”.

“I was a goalkeeper but standing in goal for a team that was scoring eight goals against someone and not conceding any was getting a bit boring”. It was not a hard decision.

It was the dream which remained rooted in fantasy land as recently as Christmas. I was happy playing at Gloucester, I had no involvement in global rugby – it was the last thing on my mind to be honest with you, because I was just concentrating on playing well for Gloucester. Schmidt’s will be hoping Ireland get through the warm-up games with a good run-out for the players and no injuries.

Corrigan believes Schmidt’s biggest selection dilemmas could fall around his playmakers, and just how many he can squeeze into the final squad.

Munster players Donnacha Ryan and Keith Earls have also recovered from long-term injuries to start their first Ireland match since 2013.

Ireland skipper Jamie Heaslip has hailed the return to the Test match arena of resurrection men Donnacha Ryan and Keith Earls.

But as Shaun Edwards, the Wales defence coach, pointed out it will be a very real examination.

Assistant coach Rob Howley said: “It is a big game – the first of the season – and some players have not played since the middle of May”.

Ireland (XV v Wales): F Jones; A Trimble, K Earls, D Cave, F McFadden; P Jackson, Eoin Reddan; J McGrath, R Strauss, M Ross, I Henderson, D Ryan, J Murphy, T O’Donnell, J Heaslip.

Wales H Amos; A Cuthbert, T Morgan, S Williams (capt), E Walker; J Hook, M Phillips; N Smith, R Hibbard, A Jarvis, J Ball, D Day, R Moriarty, J Tipuric, D Baker.

Ryan starts in the second row where he has Iain Henderson for company.