George North to return to action against Ireland

George North will make his long awaited return to action against Ireland on Saturday after being named on the wing by Wales head coach Warren Gatland.
The Northampton star, who will win his 50^th Wales Test cap in Dublin, has not played since March 27 after suffering concussion.
Alun Wyn Jones will captain the side in the absence of Sam Warburton while Exeter tighthead will make his Test debut in the front row.
“The squad are looking forward to travelling over to Ireland for what is a big warm-up fixture,” said Wales head coach Warren Gatland.
“We have trained well over the past few weeks and Saturday is a chance for a lot of players to get theirfirst taste of rugby this campaign.
“We trimmed the squad down in the middle of August and the remaining 38 have worked extremely hard.
“It’s always a great game in Dublin and there is an important factor to this match, with the Rugby World Cup squad announced just a few days later.”
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon); Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), George North (Northampton); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Webb (Ospreys); Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Exeter); Bradley Davies (Wasps), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, Capt.); Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Taulupe Faletau (NG Dragons).
Replacements: Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Paul James (Ospreys), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Luke Charteris (Racing Metro), James King (Ospreys), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Hallam Amos (NG Dragons).
Ireland: Rob Kearney; Dave Kearney, Luke Fitzgerald, Robbie Henshaw, Keith Earls; Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray; Jack McGrath, Richardt Strauss, Nathan White; Iain Henderson, Paul O’Connell (Capt.); Peter O’Mahony, Jordi Murphy, Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: Sean Cronin, Dave Kilcoyne, Tadhg Furlong, Donnacha Ryan, Sean O’Brien, Eoin Reddan, Paddy Jackson, Felix Jones.