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As stated, Farrell has made nine changes for Ireland. With Johnny Sexton still out of the game, Padlock James Ryan captains Ireland at home for the first time. Jacob Stockdale recovers as a winger, Hugo Keenan starts on the right wing and Keith Earls on the left. Stuart McCloskey is in inside center alongside Chris Farrell at No. 13 with McCloskey’s provincial colleague Billy Burns making his full debut at No. 10. Conor Murray is at scrum-half.
Finlay Bealham plays the lazy mainstay, with Rob Herring and Andrew Porter completing the front row. Iain Henderson is next to Ryan in the second row and lastly in the last row, CJ Stander switches to number 8 with Will Connors at number 7 and Tadhg Beirne on the blind side. Munster’s Shane Daly is set to make his debut from the replacement bench.
Ireland: Stockdale, Keenan, Farrell, McCloskey, Earls, Burns, Murray, Bealham, Herring, Porter, Henderson, J. Ryan, Beirne, Connors, Stander. Replacements: Heffernan, Healy, J. Ryan, Roux, O’Mahony, Marmion, R. Byrne, Daly.
For Georgia, 20-year-old scrum half Mishiko Alania and 18-year-old full-back Davit Niniashvili are named to the team of the day for the first time. So it will be fascinating to see them run out.
Georgia: Matiashvili, Tabutsadze, Kveseladze, Sharikadze, Mchedlidze, Abzhandadze, Lobzhanidze, Nariashvili, Mamukashvilli, Gigashvili, Cheishvili, Jaiani, Saghinadze, Jalaghonia, Gorgadze. Replacements: Chkoidze, Kaulashvili, Melikidze, Javakhia, Gachechiladze, Alania, Tapladze, Niniashvili.
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
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