Autumn Nations Series: Ireland v Australia - All You Need to Know

It's the 11th game for Ireland in 2024, and the final match with Andy Farrell as head coach before he takes his British and Irish Lions sabbatical.

Ireland's Autumn Nations Series has been a mixed bag so far, with three games played. The opener, against New Zealand, was a real anti-climax as Ireland looked never got going, while they produced an impressive first 30 minutes against Argentina the following week.

The most recent of the three games, against Fiji last Saturday, was comfortably the best, as Ireland ran in eight tries in a 52-17 win.

There's no doubt that the Wallabies will be a step up in class, however, particularly with former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt leading the visitors.

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ONLINE

We'll have a live blog, match report, player ratings and post-game reaction from Aviva Stadium on rte.ie/sport.

RADIO

There will be live commentary on RTÉ 2fm on Saturday afternoon.

TV

The game will be live on Virgin Media and TNT Sports.

WEATHER

Conditions will be mixed for Saturday afternoon. It's likely to be a dry afternoon in Dublin, with any rain expected to be just a light shower, with temperatures around 13C. However, there will be strong wind blowing throughout the game.

While Ireland have won each of their last three meetings with the Wallabies, none of those games have been easy victories.

The most recent meeting of the sides is a fine example of that. When Australia visited Dublin in