Overview
- Tom Farrell, 32, earns his first cap at outside centre alongside Robbie Henshaw after a standout run with Munster.
- Caelan Doris starts at number 8 as captain in a revamped lineup that features eight alterations to the Chicago XV.
- Tadhg Beirne is retained beside James Ryan after a disciplinary committee rescinded his red card from the All Blacks match.
- Craig Casey starts with Jack Crowley at half-back, Jacob Stockdale returns on the left wing, and Jamie Osborne and Tommy O’Brien keep their places in the back three.
- Rónan Kelleher and Thomas Clarkson join Andrew Porter in the front row, with a bench of Gus McCarthy, Paddy McCarthy, Finlay Bealham, Cian Prendergast, Jack Conan, Caolin Blade, Sam Prendergast and Jimmy O’Brien.