Four Ireland Changes As Arendse Ruled Out For Boks

Quilter Nations Series: Ireland v South Africa

Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 22 November Kick-off: 17:40 GMT

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Ireland caput coach Andy Farrell has made 4 changes to his starting line-up for Saturday's eagerly-anticipated Test against world champions South Africa.

Garry Ringrose and Josh van der Flier are recalled aft missing nan wins complete Australia and Japan because of hamstring problems.

Van der Flier's return to open-side flanker intends skipper Caelan Doris switches to number 8 and Jack Conan drops to nan bench.

Ringrose will beryllium collaborated successful midfield by Bundee Aki, who will make his first Ireland commencement since nan Six Nations conclusion by France successful March.

Stuart McCloskey, who started past week's thumping triumph complete Australia, was ruled retired earlier this week pinch a recurrence of nan groin wounded he picked up successful nan conclusion by nan All Blacks.

Robbie Henshaw, who impressed astatine extracurricular centre against Australia, is not named successful nan matchday squad pinch Tom Farrell - who made his debut against Japan earlier this period - named arsenic centre screen connected nan bench.

Andrew Porter returns astatine loose-head prop pinch Paddy McCarthy having been preferred against Australia.

Sam Prendergast is retained astatine fly-half aft impressing against Australia, while Mack Hansen keeps nan full-back spot aft scoring a first-half hat-trick of tries successful nan 46-19 conclusion of nan Wallabies.

"South Africa are nan world champions and we cognize nan situation that awaits america this weekend," said Farrell.

"Whenever you look a apical broadside you cognize that you person to beryllium connected apical of your crippled and that you will beryllium tested and we'll look to build connected nan momentum from past play and attack nan crippled positively.

"The players were galvanised by nan support (against Australia) and it makes specified a affirmative constituent of quality erstwhile you're astatine home. There's familiarity and respect betwixt some teams and I cognize really excited nan squad is to correspond Ireland to nan champion of our expertise for our past location crippled of 2025."

Having rotated his squad for past week's triumph complete Italy, South Africa caput coach Rassie Erasmus has recalled respective cardinal players, including fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, centre Damian de Allende and 2nd statement Eben Etzebeth.

Erasmus' line-up shows 2 changes from nan awesome 32-17 triumph complete France successful Paris a fortnight ago, pinch Ruan Nortje and Canan Moodie replacing Lood de Jager and Kurt-Lee Arendse.

De Jager is suspended pursuing his reddish paper against France, while Arendse - who scored a effort against Ireland successful Pretoria past twelvemonth - has returned to South Africa aft suffering a concussion against nan Italians.

Franco Mostert was not considered for action because of his disciplinary proceeding this week. On Wednesday, nan 2nd row's reddish paper against Italy was overturned, but South Africa opportunity they did not want nan result of his proceeding to effect nan team's preparations.

RG Snyman, who plays alongside nan bulk of nan Ireland squad astatine Leinster, will gain his 50th Springboks Test headdress disconnected nan bench.

"The mostly of this squad were rested past week to guarantee that they retrieve from nan physically taxing lucifer against France, and it was ever our scheme to sanction an knowledgeable outfit against Ireland," said Erasmus.

South Africa person not won successful Dublin since 2012, suffering defeats successful 2014, 2017 and 2022.

"This group of players person ne'er won a lucifer successful Ireland before, truthful we cognize really reliable it's going to beryllium to triumph here, and that will surely motivate us," added Erasmus.

"It will return a colossal effort, but we are excited astir nan challenge, and we cognize that we person to beryllium razor crisp successful each departments to get nan desired result."

Ireland: M Hansen; T O'Brien, G Ringrose, B Aki, J Lowe; S Prendergast, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, D Sheehan, T Furlong, J Ryan, T Beirne, R Baird, J van der Flier, C Doris (capt).

Replacements: R Kelleher, P McCarthy, F Bealham, C Prendergast, J Conan, C Casey, J Crowley, T Farrell.

South Africa: Willemse; Moodie, Kriel, De Allende, Kolbe; Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Reinach; Venter, Marx, T du Toit, Etzebeth, Nortje, Kolisi (capt), PS du Toit, Wiese.

Replacements: Grobbelaar, Steenekamp, Louw, Snyman, Smith, Esterhuizen, Williams, Libbok.