Ireland vs Japan: Autumn Nations Series Clash at Aviva Stadium

After a disappointing trip to Chicago, Andy Farrell’s side return to Dublin hoping to get the series back on track. The game will be played at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, with kick-off at 12.40pm.

Andy Farrell is likely to be without Stuart McCloskey who injured his groin in the defeat, but otherwise Ireland have reported a clean bill of health. Farrell will name his team to face Japan on Thursday.

Caelan Doris returns to lead much-changed Ireland team for visit of Japan. As expected, Caelan Doris returns to captain Ireland in Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series game against Japan at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 12.40, live on RTÉ2 & TNT Sports) as one of eight changes in the starting XV following last weekend’s match.

Ireland will host Japan at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 12.40 p.m. GMT. The match will be shown on TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the UK and RTÉ 2 in Ireland.

This is the first of three games Ireland will play in the Aviva Stadium for the Autumn Nations Series. The game kicks-off at 12.40pm on Saturday November 8.