Jamison Gibson Park returns to Ireland side to play South Africa
Jamison Gibson-Park comes into the Ireland side as Andy Farrell makes one change to the starting 15 to take on world champions South Africa.
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Updated Jamison Gibson-Park returns for Ireland with Dan Sheehan on bench against South Africa
Jamison Gibson-Park has been named in the Ireland side to take on South Africa as Andy Farrell made just one change to his starting team to take on the world champions in Paris on Saturday night (8pm).
Aki to win 50th cap as Farrell opts for 5/3 split against Springboks
Bundee Aki wins his 50th Irish cap on Saturday when he lines up for the keenly-anticipated Rugby World Cup Pool B match between the Six Nations Grand Slam winners and defending champions South Africa.
Player ratings: Aki and Beirne stand out yet again for Ireland
Ireland warmed up for next week's crunch Rugby World Cup Pool B game against South Africa with a second bonus-point win in a row as they ran in eight tries to defeat Tonga 59-16 in Nantes.
Ireland braced for ‘big step up’ ahead of facing Tonga’s ‘serious threats’
Ireland’s coaching staff and players are braced for a “big step up” at the Rugby World Cup as they prepare to face the “serious threats” of Tonga in Nantes.
Irish wary of Tongan pack ahead of World Cup showdown
NANTES, France : Ireland's forwards do not expect Tonga's pack to be a pushover when the two sides meet in their Rugby World Cup Pool B clash on Saturday, with the Tongans raring to go after a bye in the first weekend of games.
Johnny Sexton keeps his place as Ireland make four changes for Tonga
Johnny Sexton has been retained in the Ireland side for Saturday's Rugby World Cup Pool B meeting with Tonga in Nantes, with head coach Andy Farrell making just four changes from last week's hammering of Romania.
Tadhg Beirne: Final try showed our mentality
Ireland ran in 12 tries in their World Cup record haul against Romania in Bordeaux but for both Caelan Doris and Tadhg Beirne, it was the 12th one which best epitomised their approach on the day and pleased them most.