Ireland v Fiji team announcement live: Bundee Aki starts as Farrell makes seven changes

IRELAND (team to play Fiji): M Hansen; R Baloucoune, J Osborne, B Aki, T O’Brien; S Prendergast, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, R Kelleher, T Furlong; J Ryan, T Beirne (capt); R Baird, J van der Flier, N Timoney. Replacements: T Stewart, T O’Toole, S Illo, D Murray, J McNabney, C Casey, C Frawley, S McCloskey.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Andy Farrell’s team announcement for Ireland’s Nations Championship match against Fiji at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday night. Farrell has been forced into reshuffle with a few injuries, although he may have picked this as the game anyway to experiment and use the depth of his squad. Nick Timoney could play number eight and Hansen at fullback, but we’ll see what Farrell decides when the team is announced about 2pm.