The Cahir man starts ahead of Josh van der Flier at openside in the only change to the side that scored a nine-try win over Italy last weekend.
Nenagh native Donnacha Ryan continues his second row partnership with Devin Toner for the game with the Scots.
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There are two changes on the bench as Richardt Strauss and Eoin Reddan replace Sean Cronin and Kieran Marmion.