Ireland v Fiji: All you need to know

Ireland face Fiji for the just the fifth time on Saturday as Andy Farrell's side look to build on their impressive win over world champions South Africa and claim an 11th successive home victory.

The 19-16 triumph over the Springboks was Ireland’s 15th win in 17 matches and while they are expected to extend that run on Saturday, it won’t come easy against a Fijian outfit that caused plenty of problems for Scotland last weekend.

All four previous meetings between the nations also took place in Dublin, Ireland winning on each occasion, but just three points separated the sides when Fiji last visited in 2017.

Stuart McCloskey, Joey Carbery, Rob Herring and Jack Conan all started that 23-20 victory five years ago, Conan scoring one of Ireland’s three tries, and they will again feature as Andy Farrell rings the changes for their second autumn outing.

Fiji scored two first-half tries against Scotland and got over the gain line with 64% of their carries, while they dished out some ferocious defensive hits.

However, the story behind Fiji’s downfall in Edinburgh was a familiar one. Three yellow cards, a struggling set-piece and errant goalkicking resulted in them failing to score for the final 56 minutes and fading badly in the second half.

TV Ireland v Fiji is live on Virgin Media Two and Amazon Prime. Virgin’s coverage begins at midday with Amazon on air at 12.30pm.

RADIO Listen to live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1.

ONLINE Follow a live blog on RTE.ie/sport and the RTÉ News App followed by a match report, player ratings and post-match reaction from the Aviva Stadium.

WEATHER Plenty of cloud about on Saturday but some hazy sunny spells are expected. It will be largely dry for the afternoon, staying mild with highs of 13 to 16 degrees with