Joe Schmidt is poised to make just one change to his starting line-up for Wales on Saturday , fit-again Jamie Heaslip returning in place of Jordi Murphy . Injured on February 14 against France , Heaslip has timed his recovery from the three vertebrae fractured by Pascal Papé perfectly . It was anticipated that the problem , treated like a soft tissue injury , could come right in four weeks and the medics have been proved spot on , Heaslip taking part in full training all week to put himself in the frame to resume against Wales . Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt is likely to make one change to the side that beat England . Jamie Heaslip ( centre ) is expected to be back after injuring himself against France on February 14 . Jonathan Sexton ( left ) has recovered from the hamstring problem that he had for Ireland . Murphy will consider himself unlucky not to have held on , given his impressive show in helping subdue the vaunted English back row , but Heaslip has been true to his word after saying last Friday that he was ‘ pretty confident ’ he would be declared fit for the Millennium Stadium . Murphy is now expected to take a place on the bench at the expense of Tommy O ’ Donnell who demonstrated his worth for the second time this spring , coming on as an early replacement against England for the concussed Seán O ’ Brien and again not looking out of his depth . Elsewhere , with Jonathan Sexton shaking off his hamstring problem , and O ’ Brien and Jared Payne both coming through concussion protocols , Schmidt ’ s team will be along expected lines as they seek to set up a Grand Slam trip to Murrayfield on Saturday week . Jordi Murphy is expected to make way for the return of Heaslip against Wales on Saturday . Jack McGrath is set to keep his place in the Ireland team for the Six Nations game against Wales . It means Schmidt will continue to reward Jack McGrath for his consistently good form , keeping Cian Healy , who started his first game for Leinster in six months last Saturday , on the bench for the third Test in a row . There was concern about replacement out-half Ian Madigan ’ s control of the closing 25 minutes against England , but it is thought he will again be back-up to Sexton . Felix Jones is likely to be given the No 23 shirt once more , despite pressure from in-form Munster colleague Keith Earls .
Ireland lead Six Nations points after beating hull in the last minute . Jamie Headslip is expected to make a return from injury for the Wales clash . His comeback is likely to see ben Murphy go out of the game .