Overview
- Head coach Andy Farrell named the matchday XV for Saturday at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, with kickoff at 12:40 GMT.
- Munster’s Tom Farrell starts at outside centre alongside Robbie Henshaw and, at 32, becomes Ireland’s oldest debutant since 2015.
- No.8 Caelan Doris resumes the captaincy, making his first start since shoulder surgery after a bench return against New Zealand.
- Tadhg Beirne is available after his Chicago red card was rescinded and partners James Ryan in the second row.
- Selection reflects rotation and absences: Stuart McCloskey (groin), Garry Ringrose (hamstring) and Thomas Ahern (HIA) miss out, while Craig Casey, Rónan Kelleher, Thomas Clarkson, Nick Timoney and Jacob Stockdale come into the lineup.