Prop Cian Healy has been ruled out of Ireland A's clash with Scotland A this Friday in Perth, Scotland.

Healy picked up a minor neck strain in training with the Ireland senior squad yesterday, but despite being able to finish the session, his neck has stiffened up overnight and as a precaution he has been withdrawn from the A team.

Munster prop Darragh Hurley has replaced Healy and will go straight into the team at loosehead.

The replacement hooker position will be determined following a disciplinary hearing due to take place tonight regarding a citing against Connacht Hooker Adrian Flavin.

If Flavin is ruled out, John Fogarty will be named in the squad.

The Ireland A Team to play Scotland A in McDiarmid Park, Perth, Scotland on Friday, 22nd February 2008 at 19.30hrs is as follows:

Ireland A team: D Riordan (Connacht); I Dowling, (Munster), K Lewis (Leinster), G Duffy (Connacht), G Brown, (Leinster); N O'Connor (Ulster), I Boss (Ulster, captain); D HUrley (Munster), F Sheahan (Munster), D Fitzpatrick (Ulster), T Hogan (Leinster), R Caldwell (Ulster), S Keogh, (Leinster), N Ronan (Munster), S Ferris (Ulster).

Replacements: A Flavin/John Fogarty, M Ross (Harlequins), D Ryan (Munster), D Pollock (Ulster), C Keane (Leinster), A Dunne (Leinster), K Earls (Munster).