Overview

• Joe Schmidt restores captain Harry Wilson at No.8 and selects 22-year-old Tom Lynagh at fly-half, with James O’Connor shifting to the bench.
• Andrew Kellaway starts at fullback after Tom Wright’s season-ending ACL, while Tom Hooper moves to lock with Will Skelton back at La Rochelle and Rob Valetini to blindside.
• Felipe Contepomi hands Santiago Carreras the No.10 jersey and recalls Marcos Kremer to the back row and Joel Sclavi at tighthead prop.
• Argentina’s bench includes first-cap prospect Boris Wenger and potential debutant Gerónimo Prisciantelli, with experienced lock Guido Petti named among the reserves.
• Kick-off is 2:30pm AEST on Saturday in Townsville, with both teams 1-1 and the result set to influence top-six seeding ahead of December’s 2027 World Cup draw.