He retains his spot on the starting team from last weekend's big win over Australia.
Suncroft's Sam Prendergast has been named at out-half for Ireland's massive November test against South Africa on Saturday.
The Leinster playmaker retains his spot on the starting team from last weekend's big win over Australia.
Garry Ringrose and Josh van der Flier are back at centre and in the back-row respectively, having recovered from hamstring issues.
Van der Flier's return means captain Caelan Doris moves back to his more familiar role of number-eight.
On the Springboks front, winger Kurt-Lee Arendse has been ruled out - he's replaced by Canan Moodie.
It's also a 6-2 split on the bench, with Andre Esterhuizen covering flanker and centre.
Head coach Rassie Erasmus has described the world champions as the "red meat" that Ireland "want to eat":
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