Lock, Lood de Jager has shaken off a foot injury, while hooker Bismarck du Plessis will play with a strapped hand after he wounded it in the quarter final win over Wales.
Ulster's Ruan Pienaar is again named on the bench.
Meanwhile, the IRFU have confirmed the ticket prices for the 2016 Six Nations.
The visit of Wales proves the most expensive game, with restricted view seats starting at 20-euro, rising to 105-euro for a premium level ticket.
For the Scotland and Italy games, restricted view tickets begin at 15-euro, while premium level top-out at 95-euro.
