Ireland coach Declan Kidney has made 11 changes to his side for the visit of New Zealand to Lansdowne Road on Saturday, with Leinster fullback Rob Kearney returning from injury and Eoin Reddan joining Jonny Sexton at halfback.
Kearney's return means a move back to the wing for Luke Fitzgerald while Tommy Bowe completes the back-three.
Gordon D'Arcy is back at inside-centre to partner skipper Brian O'Driscoll and Sexton and Reddan are recalled ahead of experienced Munster duo Ronan O'Gara and Peter Stringer, who started last weekend's laboured 20-10 win over Samoa.
In the pack, Cian Healy starts at loose-head and Tom Court shifts across the scrum to the No.3 jersey. Mick O'Driscoll and Donncha O'Callaghan form an all-Munster second-row while Ulster flanker Stephen Ferris returns in a first-choice back-row also comprising openside David Wallace and No.8 Jamie Heaslip - who was sent-off against the All Blacks back in June for kneeing Richie McCaw.
Ireland: R Kearney (Leinster); T Bowe (Ospreys), B O'Driscoll (Leinster, capt), G D'Arcy (Leinster), L Fitzgerald (Leinster); J Sexton (Leinster), E Reddan (Leinster); C Healy (Leinster), R Best (Ulster), T Court (Ulster), D O'Callaghan (Munster), M O'Driscoll (Munster), S Ferris (Ulster), D Wallace (Munster), J Heaslip (Leinster)
Replacements: S Cronin (Connacht), J Hayes (Munster), D Toner (Leinster), D Leamy (Munster), P Stringer (Munster), R O'Gara (Munster), K Earls (Munster)