Andy Farrell has shaken things up for Ireland’s final World Cup warm-up.
It should be pointed out that their Pool D opener against Romania on 9 September in Bordeaux will be akin to another warm-up. The Oaks have been in worrying form in recent weeks, losing heavily to Italy and Georgia as well as going down to the US, who won’t be part of this World Cup.
In the likes of Saracens lock/flanker sensation Theo McFarland and La Rochelle centre UJ Seuteni, there classy operators elsewhere in the squad. Keith Earls usually operates on the right but gets another refresher out on the left on Saturday, having scored on that flank on his 100th cap last weekend. It’s hard to imagine him not going to the World Cup now but that is still possible.
Jack Crowley is back at number 10 with a chance to add to his rising reputation a week on from Ross Byrne reminding us that he has improved parts of his game – vision, passing, running at the line – that many, Farrell included, previously saw as weaknesses. Skipper Johnny Sexton will watch on again as he serves the final game of his ban.
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