Ireland V Australia: Autumn Nations Series Rugby Union – Live

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Officials for nan match

• Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)

• Assistants: Pierre Brousset (FFR), Adam Leal (RFU)

• TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

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Teams

Ireland
Mack Hansen; Tommy O’Brien, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart McCloskey, James Lowe; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park, Paddy McCarthy, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, James Ryan, Tadhg Beirne, Ryan Baird, Caelan Doris, Jack Conan.

Replacements: Rónan Kelleher, Andrew Porter, Thomas Clarkson, Nick Timoney, Cian Prendergast, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Bundee Aki.

Australia
Max Jorgensen; Filipo Daugunu, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, Len Ikitau, Harry Potter; James O’Connor, Jake Gordon; Angus Bell, Matt Faessler, Allan Alaalatoa; Jeremy Williams, Tom Hoope; Rob Valetini, Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson.

Replacements: Billy Pollard, Tom Robertson, Zane Nonggorr, Nick Frost, Carlo Tizzano, Ryan Lonergan, Tane Edmed, Andrew Kellaway.

Preamble

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Andy Farrell is having a akin issues pinch his team. He has shopped successful nan aforesaid Dublin boutique for truthful agelong that he’s uncovering it difficult to judge immoderate of its banal whitethorn not beryllium a awesome fresh these days, and he’s intelligibly worried a alteration will make him look ridiculous. He besides won’t beryllium advised by anyone, and truthful he’s near to spell pinch nan aforesaid trim he’s worn since pre-COVID days because his reflector tells him it still looks bully enough. The nonaccomplishment to nan All Blacks and nan unconvincing seeing disconnected of Japan has added nan unit to alteration it up, but Andy has resisted – nan classics ne'er spell retired of manner successful Wigan.

Australia are successful a akin quandary. Their mixed-to-positive 2025 shape has tailed disconnected horribly, including a nonaccomplishment to Italy and their style of play nether expanding scrutiny. This is successful nan discourse of nan longest of goodbyes from Joe Schmidt anterior to his handing complete to Les Kiss successful nan not very circumstantial “mid-2026”. Who do nan players look to for nan eventual vision?

Expectations are of a convincing Ireland triumph here, and Farrell will request it to bargain much shopping time. Australia wish to debar flying location embarrassed.