Andy Farrell has made just one change to the side that started last week's 59-16 victory over Tonga
, with Jamison Gibson-Park starting ahead of Conor Murray.
Ireland team H Keenan ; M Hansen , G Ringrose , B Aki , J Lowe ; J Sexton , J Gibson-Park ; A Porter , R Kelleher , T Furlong , T Beirne , J Ryan , P O’Mahony , J Van der Flier , C Doris . Replacements: D Fourie , O Nche , T Nyakane , J Kleyn , RG Snyman , M van Staden , K Smith , C Reinach .“We have to be good, we have to play really well to beat the world champions.
“It’s not a must-win. It’s not a do-or-die type of game but it’s pretty important to both teams, let’s put it that way.”“But I’ll try not to treat it as a big occasion, just try to treat it as a game and do the things I do every week. Ireland's Garry Ringrose: “They pride themselves on their defence and they’re a really well-organised defensive team.“They have players who can make a massive impact defensively, so that will put our attack under huge stress no doubt.
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