Ireland v Fiji talking points: New faces and Stockdale’s return

Ireland continue their Autumn Nations Series campaign when they take on Fiji in Dublin.

Andy Farrell’s side scraped a 22-19 win over Argentina last week to bounce back from a 23-13 loss to New Zealand.

Here, we pick out some of the main talking points ahead of Saturday’s match.

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Head coach Farrell this week denied Johnny Sexton’s part-time consultancy role with the squad is putting pressure on those battling to establish themselves as his successor at fly-half.

With Jack Crowley currently in pole position for the number 10 jersey, Sam Prendergast has the chance to stake his claim this weekend.

The 21-year-old will make his first international start on the back of a debut cameo against Argentina. “He’s assertive in what he wants and he has a nice way about how he goes about his business,” Farrell said of Prendergast.

What a moment for Gus and Izzy!