Hansen & Prendergast Start For Ireland V Australia

Quilter Nations Series: Ireland v Australia

Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 15 November Kick-off: 20:10 GMT

Coverage: Live connected BBC Radio Sports Extra 2, Radio Ulster, BBC Sounds and nan BBC Sport website and app; matter commentary connected nan BBC Sport website

Ireland person named nan returning Mack Hansen astatine full-back for their autumn world lucifer against Australia astatine nan Aviva Stadium connected Saturday.

The 27-year-old was called into nan squad connected Monday contempt being considered retired of autumn bid pinch a ft wounded he picked up successful Connacht's United Rugby Championship conclusion by Bulls past month.

Head coach Andy Farrell has besides fixed Sam Prendergast nan motion astatine fly-half up of Jack Crowley pinch centre Stuart McCloskey returning aft missing past week's 41-10 win complete Japan pinch a groin wounded sustained successful nan nonaccomplishment to New Zealand successful Chicago nan erstwhile week.

The starting squad selected by Farrell to look nan Wallabies shows 9 unit changes from that which saw disconnected nan Brave Blossoms successful alternatively unconvincing manner successful Dublin.

Hansen, who featured successful 5 of nan British and Irish Lions circuit matches this summer, has ne'er started astatine full-back for Ireland, though his past 4 appearances for Connacht person been successful that position.

But pinch Jamie Osborne ruled retired aft being forced disconnected pinch a enarthrosis wounded successful nan triumph complete Japan and regular number 15 Hugo Keenan besides absent done injury, nan erstwhile Brumbies subordinate comes successful to fulfil nan role.

Munster's Crowley started astatine fly-half for some nan nonaccomplishment to nan All Blacks and nan triumph complete Japan but Prendergast has been preferred to commencement connected this juncture arsenic he prepares to triumph his 12th cap.

Saturday's crippled against Australia will people precisely 1 twelvemonth since 22-year-old Prendergast's Ireland debut against Argentina.

Despite taking immoderate portion successful training this week, Garry Ringrose and Josh van der Flier stay absentees pinch hamstring strains aft besides sitting retired nan lucifer pinch Japan.

James Lowe and Jamison Gibson-Park are restored to nan starting XV among nan backs, pinch forwards Dan Sheehan, Paddy McCarthy, Tadhg Furlong and Jack Conan drafted successful and skipper Caelan Doris moving from number 8 to openside flanker.

Ireland: M Hansen, T O'Brien, R Henshaw, S McCloskey, J Lowe; S Prendergast, J Gibson-Park; P McCarthy, D Sheehan, T Furlong ; J Ryan, T Beirne; R Baird, C Doris (capt), J Conan.

Replacements: R Kelleher, A Porter, T Clarkson, C Prendergast, N Timoney, C Casey, J Crowley, B Aki.