{"id":17519,"date":"2020-10-28T09:28:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T13:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17519"},"modified":"2020-10-28T10:50:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:50:41","slug":"cian-healy-to-win-100th-test-cap-in-six-nations-decider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17519","title":{"rendered":"Cian Healy To Win 100th Test Cap In Six Nations Decider"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Cian Healy will win his 100th Test cap in an Ireland team showing just one change for Saturday\u2019s Six Nations decider against France in Paris.<\/p>\n

Leinster prop Healy will become just the sixth Irishman to hit a Test century at the Stade de France, as Andy Farrell\u2019s men chase a fourth title in seven years.<\/p>\n

Robbie Henshaw starts at outside center in Ireland\u2019s sole change from last weekend\u2019s 50-17 thumping of Italy, the Leinster player stepping in for provincial team-mate Garry Ringrose who is out with a broken jaw.<\/p>\n

Munster\u2019s battering-ram center Chris Farrell takes a seat on the bench after Henshaw\u2019s promotion to the starting XV, as Ireland take on the resurgent French.<\/p>\n

An unprecedented bonus-point win over Les Bleus in Paris would hand Ireland another Six Nations crown, and their first under Farrell.<\/p>\n

Former boss Joe Schmidt led Ireland to Six Nations glory in 2014, 2015 and 2018, with the last of those triumphs comprising just a third-ever Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

Now new boss Farrell has an early chance to add to that legacy, but Ireland must break new ground to realize that aim.<\/p>\n

Brian O\u2019Driscoll, Ronan O\u2019Gara, Rory Best, Paul O\u2019Connell and John Hayes are the only Irishmen to reach the 100-cap mark.<\/p>\n

Leinster\u2019s 33-year-old bullocking prop Healy will join that illustrious group on Saturday however, where Ireland will be looking to ratchet up the performance levels after last weekend\u2019s facile win over Italy.<\/p>\n

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