Just 80 minutes before kick-off at the Aviva Stadium and Rob Kearney has been ruled out of action.
The Leinster fullback has been pulled from the starting XV and, indeed, the matchday squad for the Guinness Six Nations clash against France.
His provincial teammate Jordan Larmour steps up to wear No.15 while Munster's Andrew Conway, who plated well against Italy, comes onto the bench.
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With Kearney currently only contracted up with Leinster and Ireland until the end of 2019, he could well have played his last Six Nations game on these shores.
This will be the third different man in the 15 jersey in this year's championship. Robbie Henshaw was fullback against England while Kearney started against Scotland and Italy.
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