Henshaw retains place in Irish side for Saturday's clash with England

Robbie Henshaw has played a key role on every step of Ireland's Six Nations journey to date, and he has retained the number 13 jersey for this Saturday's meeting with England at Twickenham.

The 30-year-old Coosan man earned his 70th international cap last time out against Wales and has been performing consistently well alongside his former Connacht teammate Bundee Aki in midfield.

One of Henshaw's most memorable moments in an Irish shirt came against England, when he fielded a high ball to score a try in a Six Nations clash at the Aviva Stadium in 2015.

This Saturday's game kicks off at 4.45pm and will be shown live on RTÉ2.

The Ireland team for Saturday, with the player's clubs and number of caps in brackets, is as follows:

15. Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)(38)

14. Calvin Nash (Young Munster/Munster)(4)

13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)(70)

12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)(54)

11. James Lowe (Leinster)(29)

10. Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)(12)

9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)(33)

1. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)(62)

2. Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)(24)

3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)(74)

4. Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)(8)

5. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)(48)

6. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)(captain)(103)

7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)(60)

8. Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College/Leinster)(39)

Replacements:

16. Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)(29)

17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)(127)

18. Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht)(38)

19. Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster)(80)

20. Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster)(18)

21. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)(44)

22. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)(114)

23. Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster)(3)