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Munster’s Tadhg Beirne will captain a much-changed Ireland side against Fiji on Saturday. Brendan O’Brien and Simon Lewis run through the team and what they need to do a week before the Boks come to town.
Andy Farrell believes Ulster's James McNabney is ready to make the step up to Test level, after naming the 23-year-old in his squad for Saturday's Nations Championship meeting with Fiji.
"I wouldn't say it's an experimental team by any stretch of the imagination, this is a good side that should perform on Saturday,” the ehad coach says.
Fiji have rung the changes ahead of Saturday's Nations Championship clash with Ireland, making nine alterations to the side that were beaten 54-17 by France in Lyon.
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Tadhg Beirne will once again captain Ireland this Saturday night when Andy Farrell’s side faces Fiji at the Aviva Stadium. After getting their November series off to a perfect start with a thrashing of Argentina, Farrell has made seven changes from the Pumas win to face Fiji, who lost 54-17 to France last Saturday night […]
Ulster's James McNabney is poised to make his Ireland debut off the bench as head coach Andy Farrell makes seven changes for Saturday's Nations Championship match against Fiji.
Tadhg Beirne will captain Ireland in Saturday's Nations Championship meeting with Fiji, while Nick Timoney has won the race to start at number 8 in the absence of Sean Jansen.
6 November 2026; Ireland players, from left, Ciarán Frawley, James Ryan, Josh van der Flier, Robert Baloucoune and Jamie Osborne before the national anthem before the 2026 Nations Championship Round 4 match between Ireland and Argentina at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
Tadhg Beirne will captain a strong Ireland selection vs Fiji in the Nations Championship on Saturday, despite head coach Andy Farrell making seven changes.
Tadhg Beirne will captain a strong Ireland selection vs Fiji in the Nations Championship on Saturday, despite head coach Andy Farrell making seven changes.
Joe is joined by Ruaidhri O’Connor and Bernard Jackman to break down Ireland’s big win over Argentina and the opening weekend of the Nations Championship.How Ireland rediscovered their mojo, what changes Andy Farrell should make for Fiji and the looming threat of the Springboks are all on the menu. Rugby on the Indo Sport podcast is sponsored by Energia.
Sean Jansen is ruled out of the remainder of Ireland's Nations Championship campaign with a knee injury, further depleting head coach Andy Farrell's options at number eight.
TOPSHOT - Fiji's Josua Tuisova (R) and France's wing #11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey fight for the ball during the Autumn Nations Series international rugby union test match between France and Fiji, at the Atlantic Stadium Bordeaux Metropole, in Bordeaux, south-western France on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images) France and Fiji wrap up the day’s Nations Championship action in Lyon. Watch France v Fiji as les Bleus kick off their Nations Championship northern hemisph...
Fiji are up next at Aviva Stadium next Saturday night but it is the return of the back-to-back world champion Springboks seven days after that will provide the proper litmus test of Ireland’s World Cup credentials.
Uncapped loose-forward Esteban Capilla could make his France debut off the bench after being named in the matchday 23 by coach Fabien Galthie for Saturday's Nations Championship fixture against Fiji in Lyon.
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Joey Carbery's chances of earning an Ireland recall have received a huge boost, after the out-half was included in the Ireland XV squad for next month's meeting with Fiji A in Cork.
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