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THE THIRD GAME of their Autumn Nations Series pits Ireland against their lowest-ranked opponents but it’s not like Fiji are minnows.
They had a tough start to this autumn campaign as Scotland hammered them 57-17 but Fiji were without their star players based in England and France for that clash, so what was basically the Fijian Drua team from Super Rugby had to step up. And yet, this coming Saturday’s clash in Dublin feels like Andy Farrell’s best chance to mix his team up in this November window, given that Ireland will aim to end their campaign with a complete performance against Australia on 30 November.
“We need to pick a side that’s going to perform and what you don’t just do is give everyone a game that’s been unfortunate not to play so far,” said Farrell.
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