Andy Farrell to ring changes in Ireland side to face England on Saturday

Andy Farrell will ring the changes ahead of Saturday's Grand Slam decider against England as the Ireland head coach manages a mounting injury list in the wake of his side's stunning victory at Scotland.

A stunning, against-the-odds win at Murrayfield has come at a cost for Farrell, with five players sustaining injuries in the 22-7 triumph in Edinburgh. Iain Henderson and Garry Ringrose have both been ruled out of the championship finale on Super Saturday.

Dan Sheehan, Ronan Kelleher and Caelan Doris all remain doubts for the England game after the trio were also forced from the field with injuries during an attritional contest.

Henderson's Six Nations is over after the Ulster lock fractured his arm against the Scots while Ringrose is recovering well after the Leinster centre took a nasty blow to the head in the closing stages of Sunday's win.

Farrell sent for reinforcements yesterday with Leinster lock Ross Molony and Ulster hooker Tom Stewart drafted in as injury cover. Among those primed to come into the selection reckoning are Rob Herring, Ryan Baird, Jack Conan and Robbie Henshaw as Farrell shuffles his deck for the visit of a wounded England side to Aviva Stadium.

The visitors will be in Dublin with nothing but pride at stake after Steve Borthwick's side suffered a 53-10 hammering at the hands of France at Twickenham, their heaviest home defeat in history.

Ireland will be heavy favourites to land a first Grand Slam since 2018 and give skipper Johnny Sexton - who is set to play his final Six Nations game - the perfect send-off in the capital.

But Farrell feels England's dreadful display against Les Bleus was not a true reflection of their quality and he insists his much-fancied outfit are braced for a final-round backlash in Ballsbridge.

'The game ran away from them at 27-3,' Farrell reasoned.

'There's probably no way back in that regard. You're trying to chance your arm, your game plan is out of the window a little bit and the game just folds doesn't it.

'It just threw itself out there and those games are one-offs and there's some great play from France but I think it was more shock than anything.

'France were on a high and the emotions were probably dented a bit from England but knowing the players, knowing the coaching staff, knowing everyone involved, there's no better occasion to try and turn it around then next week.

'They're a good side. We've seen that time and time again.

'They'll be a really, really tough opponent to beat next week.'