Overview
- The Test kicks off at 12:40pm GMT on Saturday 8 November at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.
- TV and streaming are confirmed: TNT Sports via discovery+ in the UK and Ireland, a free RTÉ Player stream with RTÉ2 on TV in Ireland, and Peacock in the United States.
- Andy Farrell has made eight Ireland changes, with captain Caelan Doris returning to the starting XV and Tom Farrell set to make his Test debut at outside centre.
- Japan head coach Eddie Jones has made three changes, bringing in Naoto Saito at scrum-half and Faulua Makisi at No 8 as Warner Dearns captains the side.
- Betting markets list Ireland as strong favourites, with reported prices around 1-500 for an Ireland win and a -39 handicap.