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DUBLIN : Ireland made nine changes to the side that beat South Africa last weekend for Saturday's visit of Fiji, with centre Robbie Henshaw fit again, Jeremy Loughman handed a debut and fellow prop Tadhg Furlong captaining the side for the first time.
Jeremy Loughman will make his Ireland debut against Fiji on Saturday as Andy Farrell makes nine changes to his starting line-up.
The sight of Stuart McCloskey trudging off the pitch after just 28 minutes against South Africa, with his arm held in his jersey as a makeshift sling, was a disheartening one to see.
There were contrasting fortunes after the Test match between Ireland and South Africa at the Aviva stadium on Saturday evening.
Scrumhalf Conor Murray has been ruled out of Ireland's remaining two Autumn Nations Test matches due to a groin injury, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) confirmed on Monday.
Conor Murray has been ruled out of the remainder of Ireland's autumn series due to injury but there were positive updates on a number of key players including captain Johnny Sexton.
RTÉ Rugby analyst Bernard Jackman said Ireland's ability to cope with South Africa's physicality was the most heartening aspect of Saturday's win at the Aviva Stadium and cautiously acknowledged that Andy Farrell's side are among the teams with legitimate World Cup aspirations.
Ireland began their autumn campaign in style with a gripping 19-16 win over world champions South Africa in Dublin.