Overview
- Head coach Andy Farrell makes eight changes to the starting XV for Saturday’s Nations Series Test at Aviva Stadium.
- Tadhg Beirne is available after his red card was rescinded and retains his second-row partnership with James Ryan.
- Thomas Ahern is ruled out under HIA protocols, with Stuart McCloskey sidelined by a groin issue and Garry Ringrose managing a tight hamstring.
- Munster pair Craig Casey and Jack Crowley start at half-back, Robbie Henshaw returns at inside centre, and Jacob Stockdale and Nick Timoney are drafted into the XV.
- At 32, Tom Farrell will become Ireland’s oldest debutant since 2015 as Ireland face Japan on Saturday in Dublin.