Andy Farrell has named his Ireland team to face Australia, in what will be his last game before taking charge of the British & Irish Lions. After giving a few newcomers a start against Fiji last weekend, he’s returned to a near full-strength starting line-up for a game that’s being billed as Ireland’s 150th Anniversary Test.

The biggest talking point is arguably rookie fly-half Sam Prendergast retaining the number 10 shirt, where he’ll play alongside the returning Jamison Gibson-Park. Hugo Keenan, Rónan Kelleher and James Ryan also come back to the starting XV. Caelan Doris continues as captain.

On the bench, prop Cian Healy is in line to make his 134th appearance for Ireland, breaking Brian O’Driscoll’s record.

“Saturday’s Test match is a significant milestone in the story of Irish rugby,” said Farrell. “Aside from the 150th celebrations, for Cian it presents the opportunity to break the Test cap record, which is a remarkable achievement considering the robustness of his position. Cian is a giant of Irish rugby and we are determined to provide him with a performance that he deserves.

“We have seen steady improvements over the last few weeks and the visit of a strong Wallabies presents another challenge for the squad. There has been a collective determination to drive forward and finish the Autumn Nations Series on a high.”

Ireland v Australia kicks off at 3.10pm GMT on Saturday 30 November.

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Ireland Autumn Internationals 2024 – team v Australia

15. Hugo Keenan
14. Mack Hansen
13. Robbie Henshaw
12. Bundee Aki
11. James Lowe
10. Sam Prendergast
9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter
2. Rónan Kelleher
3. Finlay Bealham
4. Joe McCarthy
5. James Ryan
6. Tadhg Beirne
7. Josh van der Flier
8. Caelan Doris (captain)

Replacements:

16. Gus McCarthy
17. Cian Healy
18. Tom O’Toole
19. Iain Henderson
20. Peter O’Mahony
21. Craig Casey
22. Jack Crowley
23. Garry Ringrose

Ireland Autumn Internationals 2024 squad

Forwards 

Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster, 23 caps)
Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht, 45 caps)
Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster, 55 caps)
Thomas Clarkson (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster, 2 caps)
Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College/Leinster, 46 caps)
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster, 78 caps)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster, 133 caps)
Dave Heffernan (Buccaneers/Connacht, 7 caps)
Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster, 83 caps)
Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster, 42 caps)
Cormac Izuchukwu (Ballynahinch/Ulster, 1 cap)
Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster, 36 caps)
Gus McCarthy (Blackrock College/Leinster, 1 cap)
Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster, 15 caps)
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster, 109 caps)
Tom O’Toole (Ballynahinch/Ulster, 15 caps)
Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster, 69 caps)
Cian Prendergast (UCD/Connacht, 4 caps)
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster, 66 caps)
Nick Timoney (Banbridge/Ulster, 3 caps)
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster, 67 caps)

Backs 

Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht, 59 caps)
Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster, 17 caps)
Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster, 18 caps)
Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster, 8 caps)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster, 37 caps)
Mack Hansen (Corinthians/Connacht, 24 caps)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster, 76 caps)
Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster, 41 caps)
James Lowe (Leinster, 35 caps)
Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster, 198 caps)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster, 120 caps)
Calvin Nash (Young Munster/Munster, 8 caps)
Jamie Osborne (Naas/Leinster, 5 caps)
Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne/Leinster, 2 caps)
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster, 62 caps)
Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster, 38 caps)

Ireland Autumn Internationals 2024 fixtures

Saturday 30 November 2024

• Ireland v Australia
  Aviva Stadium, Dublin
  Kick-off: 3.10pm GMT / 5.10pm SAST / 2.10am AEDT (Sunday) / 4.10am NZDT (Sunday) / 10.10am ET / 7.10am PT

Ireland Autumn Internationals 2024 results

Friday 8 November 2024

• Ireland 13 v 23 New Zealand
  Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Friday 15 November 2024

• Ireland 22 v 19 Argentina
  Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Saturday 23 November 2024

• Ireland 52 v 17 Fiji
  Aviva Stadium, Dublin