Overview
- Head coach Andy Farrell names Sam Prendergast at fly-half ahead of Jack Crowley, who is listed among the replacements.
- Mack Hansen is picked at full-back on his return from a foot injury, filling in for the injured Jamie Osborne alongside wings James Lowe and Tommy O’Brien.
- Loosehead Paddy McCarthy earns his first Test start, packing down with Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong as Caelan Doris captains from openside.
- Jamison Gibson-Park starts at scrum-half and Stuart McCloskey returns in midfield, with Jack Conan restored at number eight.
- Australia start James O’Connor at fly-half with Carter Gordon unavailable, extending a year of frequent changes at 10 under Joe Schmidt.