Ireland boss Andy Farrell names his team for Wallabies clash
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Ireland conclude their Autumn Nations Series campaign against the Wallabies as part of Irish Rugby’s 150th Anniversary celebrations, with Farrell’s side wearing a specially produced one-off jersey, in association with Canterbury, which will be on sale from Friday.
In addition to the Anniversary celebrations, it also promises to be a special occasion for Cian Healy as he is set to become Ireland’s most capped player of all time, moving to 134 caps and past Brian O’Driscoll should he come off the replacements bench on Saturday.
Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen and James Lowe start in the Ireland back three, with Bundee Aki and Robbie Henshaw continuing their midfield partnership, while Jamison Gibson-Park and Sam Prendergast are named at scrum-half and out-half respectively.
In the pack, Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher and Finlay Bealham start in the front row, with Joe McCarthy and James Ryan in the engine room, and Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier and captain Caelan Doris making up the back row.
Healy, who made his Ireland debut against Australia in November 2009, is set for a milestone appearance off the bench, joining Gus McCarthy, Tom O’Toole, Iain Henderson and Peter O’Mahony as the forward reinforcements available to Farrell.
Backs Craig Casey, Jack Crowley and Garry Ringrose complete the Ireland Match Day Squad for the final Test of the year.
Ireland (v Australia):
15. Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)(41)
14. Mack Hansen (Corinthians/Connacht)(24)
13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)(76)
12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)(59)
11. James Lowe (Leinster)(35)
10. Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne/Leinster)(2)
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)(37)
1. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)(69)
2. Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)(36)
3. Finlay Bealham (Corinthians/Connacht)(45)
4. Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)(15)
5. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster)(66)
6. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)(55)
7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)(67)
8. Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College/Leinster)(46)(captain)
Replacements:
16. Gus McCarthy (UCD/Leinster)(1)
17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)(133)
18. Tom O’Toole (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(15)
19. Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster)(83)
20. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)(109)
21. Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster)(17)
22. Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)(18)
23. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)(62).