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For Australia, Joseph Suaali’i starts after his wrist injury turned out not to be a serious as feared. In the forwards, James Slipper and Taniela return as the starting props.
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Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki; James Lowe; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher, Finlay Bealham; Joe McCarthy, James Ryan; Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (capt).
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Replacements: Gus McCarthy, Cian Healy, Tom O’Toole, Iain Henderson, Peter O’Mahony, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Garry Ringrose.
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Australia: Tom Wright; Andrew Kellaway, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, Len Ikitau, Max Jorgensen; Noah Lolesio, Jake Gordon; James Slipper, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Taniela Tupou, Nick Frost, Jeremy Williams; Rob Valetini, Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson (capt)
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Replacements: Billy Pollard, Angus Bell, Allan Alaalatoa, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Langi Gleeson, Tate McDermott, Tane Edmed, Harry Potter.
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Welcome the final chapter of the Autumn Internationals series as Ireland take on Australia in Dublin.
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It’s often a mixed bag of emotions meeting up with your old boss, so this must be strange day for Andy Farrell. Sure, he learned quite a bit from Joe Schmidt (patterns, dear boy) and admired his leadership, but there was also the nagging feeling that he wanted the Kiwi to sod off because the northerner quite fancied the big chair for himself. Then he dismantled some of Schmidt’s previous work – the Ireland career of now World Cup winning lock Jean Kleyn , for example – and took the team to new heights. All of this will be just below the surface when Farrell offers an awkward “alreet, Joe?” prior to kick-off for this match between two teams at adjacent points on the team development bell curve.
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Australia arrive after a chastening, reality chomping defeat in Edinburgh with the knowledge that this is all work in progress as they look to push the boulder up the gradient of continuous improvement. Progress picked up pace early in the month, today is a chance to gather some more before their season ends.
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Ireland remain in a strange place where reality and vibes are making a clanging, dissonant noise when brought together, like a decent day out soundtracked by any form of jazz ad thus ruined. The reality is that they have lost one game at home in the past 22 outings, are Six Nations champions and remain one of the best teams on the planet. The vibes could not be more different, however, as all the talk and mood dwells on an ageing squad, a difficult transition period, Munster/Leinster daggers among the fans and the head coach about to disappear on Lions duty. The squad need to put the Wallabies down in a similarly emphatic way to Scotland if the ambience is to improve two months out from the Six Nations.
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team
Andy Farrell took the bold and some infuriating move of appointing Sam Prendergast at out-half ahead of recent incumbent Jack Crowley.
Joseph Suaalii will start for Australia after his wrist injury turned out not to be as serious as feared. At forward, James Slipper and Taniella return as starting props.
Ireland: Hugo Keenan. Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, Bundy Aki. James Rowtham Prendergast, Jamison Gibson Park. Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, Finlay Bellum. Joe McCarthy, James Ryan. Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (captain).
Alternatives: Gus McCarthy, Cian Healy, Tom O'Toole, Ian Henderson, Peter O'Mahony, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Garry Ringrose.
Australia: Tom Wright. Andrew Kellaway, Joseph-Okuso Suaari, Len Ikitau, Max Jorgensen. Noah Lolesio, Jake Gordon. James Slipper, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Taniela Tupou, Nick Frost, Jeremy Williams. Rob Valetini, Fraser McCreight, Harry Wilson (Captain)
Alternatives: Billy Pollard, Angus Bell, Alan Araratoa, Lucan Sarakaia-Lotto, Rangi Gleeson, Tate McDermott, Tyne Edmed, Harry Potter.
preamble
We welcome the final chapter of the Autumn International series as Ireland take on Australia in Dublin.
It must have been a strange day for Andy Farrell, as meeting up with an old boss often brings mixed emotions. Sure, he learned quite a bit from Joe Schmidt (Pattern, Dear Boy) and admired his leadership, but the Northerner's very fancy of a big chair of his own made him a Kiwi. I also had a nagging feeling that I wanted to be covered in mud. He then dismantled some of Schmidt's previous work, such as current World Cup-winning lock Jan Klin's career with Ireland, and took the team to new heights. All of this proves to be beneath the surface when Farrell offers an awkward “Promise, Joe?” A match between two teams at adjacent points on the Team Development Bell Curve prior to kick-off for this match.
Australia look to push further up the slope of continuous improvement after a reality-chomping and punitive defeat in Edinburgh, but with the knowledge that this is all a work in progress. arrive. Progress accelerated at the beginning of the month, and today is your chance to gather more before the season ends.
Ireland remains a strange place, where reality and atmosphere clatter and cacophony when they come together. It's like a decent day has been ruined by being soundtracked by all manner of jazz advertising. The reality is they have lost just one home game in their last 22, are Six Nations champions and remain one of the best teams on the planet. But with all the buzz and vibes about an aging squad, a difficult transition period, Munster and Leinster daggers among fans, and a head coach about to disappear on Lions duty, the atmosphere couldn't be any better. There were no differences between the two. The team will need to beat the Wallabies in similar strong fashion to Scotland if they want to improve the atmosphere two months after the Six Nations.
