Rory Best will win his 100th cap for Ireland when he leads them out for their final clash of the autumn against Australia on Saturday.
The hooker will captain a side that shows four changes from the one that came so close to upsetting the All Blacks last weekend.
In come Garry Ringrose, Paddy Jackson and Keith Earls to replace the injured trio of Robbie Henshaw, Jonathan Sexton and Simon Zebo – although the latter has been deemed fit enough to make the bench.
And Iain Henderson comes into the second row in place of Donnacha Ryan as the 2014 and 2015 RBS 6 Nations champions look to finish their autumn on a high. Ireland: Kearney, Trimbley, Payne, Ringrose, Earls, Jackson, Murray, McGrath, Best, Furlong, Henderson, Toner, Stander, O’Brien, Heaslip Replacements: Cronin, Healy, Bealham, Dillane, van der Flier, Marmion, Carbery, Zebo
JONES LOOKING TO EXTEND WINNING RUN
England are looking to extend their unbeaten run under Eddie Jones to 12 games when they welcome Argentina to Twickenham.
Jones has opted only to tinker with the side that put nine tries past Fiji last time out as Jonny May and Mike Brown return in the back three to replace Semesa Rokoduguni and Alex Goode.
In the pack Tom Wood returns at openside flanker, meaning Teimana Harrison slides to the bench but the headline is the return from injury of George Kruis in the second row in place of the suspended Joe Launchbury. England: Brown, May, Joseph, Farrell, Daly, Ford, Youngs, M Vunipola, Hartley, Cole, Lawes, Kruis, Robshaw, Wood, B Vunipola Replacements: George, Marler, Sinckler, Ewels, Harrison, Care, Te’o, Slade WALES WITHOUT WARBURTON
Wales are looking to finish their autumn campaign with three wins from four for the first time since 2002 when they take on the Springboks.
The loss of skipper Sam Warburton to injury is a blow and he is replaced by Dan Lydiate but otherwise the team is unchanged from the one that beat Argentina a fortnight ago.
However, Taulupe Faletau returns to the replacements bench from injury while Sam Davies, the saviour against Japan in a much-changed Wales side last weekend, also gets a spot on the bench. Wales: Halfpenny; North, J Davies, S Williams, Liam Williams; Biggar, G Davies; Jenkins (capt), Owens, Francis, Charteris, Wyn Jones, Lydiate, Tipuric, Moriarty Replacements: Baldwin, Smith, Lee, Hill, Faletau, Lloyd Williams, S Davies, Roberts
FRANCE’S ALL BLACK REVENGE
France are out for revenge for their Rugby World Cup quarter-final mauling when they welcome the All Blacks to Paris this weekend.
Guy Noves has opted to give Camille Lopez a go in the No.10 shirt this weekend while Brice Dulin comes in for the injured Scott Spedding at full-back.
Xavier Chiocci comes in for Cyril Baille who drops to the bench France: Dulin, Nakaitaci, Lamerat, Fofana, Vakatawa, Lopez, Machenaud, Chiocci, Guirado, Atonio, Vahaamahina, Maestri, Ollivon, Gourdon, Picamoles Replacements: Baille, Slimani, Le Devedec, Chouly, Serin, Doussain, Fickou COTTER KEEPS FAITH FOR GEORGIA
Scotland head to Rugby Park in Kilmarnock to take on Georgia in their final autumn clash and Vern Cotter has not opted to make wholesale changes.
Mark Bennett comes in at outside centre for the injured Huw Jones but Richie Gray returns from his head injury to partner his brother Jonny in the second row.
And in the back row Ryan Wilson and Rob Harley are both handed their chances to impress alongside Hamish Watson.
Ross Ford is recalled to the front row but otherwise Cotter is at near full strength to take on the Georgians with Stuart Hogg, Sean Maitland, Finn Russell and Greig Laidlaw all included. Scotland: Hogg, Maitland, Bennett, Dunbar, Seymour, Russell, Laidlaw; Dell, Ford, Fagerson, R Gray, J Gray, Harley, Watson, Wilson. Replacements: Brown, Allan, Low, Gilchrist, Barclay, Price, Horne, Hughes PARISSE SUSPENDED FOR O’SHEA’S ITALY
Conor O’Shea’s Italy – fresh from their historic win over South Africa – have been forced into one change to take on Tonga.
With Sergio Parisse suspended, Andries van Schalkwyk comes in to start at No.8 for their clash with the Pacific Islanders. Italy: Padovani, Bisegni, Benvenuti, McLean, Venditti, Canna, Bronzini, Panico, Gega, Cittadini, Geldenhuys, Fuser, Minto, Favaro, van Schalkwyk Replacements: D’Apice, Quaglio, Ferrari, Biagi, Steyn, Gori, Allan, Campagnaro
