Keith Earls and Connacht’s Robbie Henshaw have been paired together in the centre for Ireland's Rugby World Cup meeting with Italy at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

Tommy Bowe and Dave Kearney are selected on the wings, with Simon Zebo named at full back in the absence of Rob Kearney with Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray startg as the half-backs.

Jack McGrath gets the nod ahead of Cian Healy in the front-row, where he's joined by Rory Best and Mike Ross.

Iain Henderson and Paul O'Connell form the second row, with Peter O'Mahony, Sean O'Brien and Jamie Heaslip in the back row.

Meanwhile, ahead of tomorrow's meeting with Cardiff, Finlay Bealham comes into the front row for his first start of the season for Connacht replacing Rodney Ah You who picked up a hamstring injury.

 Galway man Eoin McKeon returns from injury to make a start at Number 8 in a back row.

Ireland international Kieran Marmion will start at scrum-half in an otherwise unchanged back line.