Glasgow have issued an update on their squad that was hit by a severe gastrointestinal illness in South Africa that caused a fixture postponement.

The Warriors were scheduled to face the Lions in Johannesburg last weekend but the game was called off after the Scottish team were struck by the illness.

In a boost for their supporters, however, Glasgow have revealed that all members of their touring party have now travelled back safely from Johannesburg.

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32 members of Glasgow group were unwell

“The club’s medical team have confirmed that 32 members of the traveling party were unwell with severe gastrointestinal illness whilst in South Africa, with numbers escalating in the second week of the tour resulting in the club being unable to safely field a team against the Emirates Lions,” the club explained.

“The symptoms of the illness and transmission behaved like Norovirus and this has subsequently been confirmed via medical testing.

“The club escalated its infection control behaviours immediately after the first illness was identified and sought out advice from local and Scottish infection control experts throughout the tour.”

The statement continued: “Durban coast is also currently colonised with E.Coli following the tragic floods in the region earlier this year and Glasgow Warriors took steps to mitigate exposure. Although present in our sample we await further tests to determine its role in our illness.

“Preparations have now begun for the club’s upcoming game against Benetton at Scotstoun on Friday 28 October.

“Glasgow Warriors would like to thank everyone who helped us during our time in South Africa, in particular the Sharks medical team and SARU.”

As mentioned, Glasgow’s focus will now turn to Friday’s clash with Benetton, which is their final United Rugby Championship game before November 26.

Ulster provided own update on Sunday

On Sunday, Ulster released their own update after their United Rugby Championship game against the Sharks last weekend was postponed due to ill health.

In the statement, the province revealed that 29 players and 13 support staff were unwell ahead of the Durban meeting that was due to take place on Saturday.

The Round Six fixture was postponed following an independent medical assessment, with the update over the weekend offering more details on the concerns.

“We came to Durban with our sights set on doing what, to this point, no other team in the URC has managed to do – the double in South Africa. This was going to be a huge challenge but exactly the type of challenge, as competitors, we look for,” said Ulster head coach Dan McFarland in quotes below the statement.

“We are used to travelling to South Africa and what it requires, and this level of sickness was unprecedented. Whilst staying in Durban, 29 players and 13 support staff were hit with BOTH E. coli and Norovirus. It’s disappointing, especially given how unwell our group was, that some chose to question the reasoning for our game to be postponed, as we have invested a lot as a group and an organisation in getting this fixture played.”

23-year-old wide-man Denis Bouanga of FC Lorient is highly unlikely to remain with the Ligue 2 for next season, according to RMC.

Fiorentina, Chievo Verona and St Étienne are all monitoring the player’s situation.

Montpellier and Angers have scouted Bouanga heavily this season, but have not made any concrete moves in his direction.

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The 2022/23 United Rugby Championship season continues this weekend, including the highly anticipated clash between Munster and Ulster at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Check on the team news and see our predictions for the weekend, here.

Friday

Glasgow Warriors v Benetton

Prediction: Glasgow by 8

The teams:

Glasgow Warriors: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Kyle Steyn (c), 12 Stafford McDowall, 11 Rufus McLean, 10 Domingo Miotti, 9 Jamie Dobie, 8 Sione Vailanu, 7 Gregor Brown, 6 Ryan Wilson, 5 Alex Samuel, 4 Sintu Manjezi, 3 Murphy Walker, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Oli Kebble
Replacements: 16 Johnny Matthews, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Lewis Bean, 21 Euan Ferrie, 22 Sean Kennedy, 23 Tom Jordan

Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Ignacio Mendy, 13 Joaquin Riera, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Mattia Bellini, 10 Giacomo Da Re, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage (c), 8 Henry Stowers, 7 Sebastian Negri, 6 Giovanni Pettinelli, 5 Carl Wegner, 4 Scott Scrafton, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 2 Federico Zani, 1 Nahuel Tetaz
Replacements: 16 Manuel Arroyo, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Filippo Alongi, 19 Marco Lazzaroni, 20 Abraham Steyn, 21 Alessandro Izekor, 22 Alessandro Garbisi, 23 Marcus Watson

Venue: Scotstoun
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Finlay Brown (Scotland), Michael Todd (Scotland)
TMO: Sean Brickell (Wales)

Scarlets v Leinster

Prediction: Leinster by 10

The teams:

Scarlets: 15 Johnny McNicholl, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Steff Evans, 12 Jonathan Davies (c), 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Dan Jones, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Dan Thomas, 6 Aaron Shingler, 5 Tom Price, 4 Jac Price, 3 Harri O’Connor, 2 Daf Hughes, 1 Steff Thomas
Replacements: 16 Shaun Evans, 17 Kelmsey Mathias, 18 WillGriff John, 19 Morgan Jones, 20 Iwan Shenton, 21 Archie Hughes, 22 Rhys Patchell, 23 Corey Baldwin

Leinster: 15 Chris Cosgrave, 14 Rob Russell, 13 Liam Turner, 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 Dave Kearney, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Rhys Ruddock (c), 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 John McKee, 1 Ed Byrne
Replacements: 16 Tadgh McElroy, 17 Michael Milne, 18 Vakh Abdaladze, 19 Brian Deeny, 20 Martin Moloney, 21 Nick McCarthy, 22 Charlie Tector, 23 Ben Brownlee

Venue: Parc y Scarlets
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales), Simon Mills (Wales)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Saturday

Lions v Stormers

Prediction: Stormers by 3

The teams:

Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Quan Horn, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Emmanuel Tshituka, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel (c), 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith
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Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Morgan Naude, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20 Sibusiso Sangweni, 21 Morne van dern Berg, 22 Gianni Lombard, 23 Zander du Plessis

Stormers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Dan du Plessis, 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani, 6 Junior Pokomela, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (c), 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Brok Harris
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Ben-Jason Dixon, 20 Willie Engelbrecht, 21 Nama Xaba, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Suleiman Hartzenberg

Venue: Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST 14:00 GMT)
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Morné Ferreira (South Africa), Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa)
TMO: Ben Crouse (South Africa)

Dragons v Zebre Parma

Prediction: Dragons by 7

The teams:

Dragons: 15 Angus O’Brien, 14 David Richards, 13 Steff Hughes, 12 Max Clark, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 Sam Davies, 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Harrison Keddie (c), 6 Aaron Wainwright, 5 Sean Lonsdale, 4 Joe Davies, 3 Lloyd Fairbrother, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Aki Seiuli
Replacements: 16 James Benjamin, 17 Rob Evans, 18 Chris Coleman, 19 Huw Taylor, 20 Ben Fry, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 JJ Hanrahan, 23 Aneurin Owen

Zebre: 15 Richard Kriel, 14 Latu Latunipulu, 13 Tommaso Boni, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Jacopo Trulla, 10 Tiff Eden, 9 Chris Cook, 8 Taina Fox-Matamua, 7 Iacopo Bianchi, 6 Davide Ruggeri, 5 Leonard Krumov, 4 Andrea Zambonin, 3 Matteo Nocera, 2 Jacques Du Toit (c), 1 Juan Pitinari
Replacements: 16 Marco Manfredi, 17 Alessio Sanavia, 18 Muhamed Hasa, 19 Jan Uys, 20 Giacomo Ferrari, 21 Ratko Jelic, 22 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 23 Lorenzo Pani

Venue: Rodney Parade
Kick-off: 17:15 BST (16:15 GMT)
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Gareth Newman (Wales), Gwyn Morris (Wales)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

📢 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | The Munster side to face Ulster at Thomond Park tomorrow at 5.15pm has been named.

Eoin O'Connor starts on his 1st appearance of the season with 4 Munster Rugby Academy players in the squad.

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Munster v Ulster

Prediction: Munster by 10

The teams:

Munster: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Shane Daly, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Rory Scannell, 11 Patrick Campbell, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Paddy Patterson, 8 Alex Kendellen, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Jack O’Donoghue (c), 5 Eoin O’Connor, 4 Edwin Edogbo, 3 John Ryan, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Dave Kilcoyne
Replacements: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 Josh Wycherley, 18 Roman Salanoa, 19 Evan O’Connell, 20 Cian Hurley, 21 Neil Cronin, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Simon Zebo

Ulster: 15 Stewart Moore, 14 Ben Moxham, 13 James Hume, 12 Luke Marshall, 11 Ethan McIlroy, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Sean Reffell, 6 David McCann, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Alan O’Connor (c), 3 Marty Moore, 2 Tom Stewart, 1 Andy Warwick
Replacements: 16 John Andrew, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Gareth Milasinovich, 19 Cormac Izuchukwu, 20 Jordi Murphy, 21 John Cooney, 22 Angus Curtis, 23 Craig Gilroy

Venue: Thomond Park
Kick-off: 17:15 BST (16:15 GMT)
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland), Paul Haycock (Ireland)
TMO: Tom Foley (England)

Ospreys v Connacht

Prediction: Connacht by 6

The teams:

Ospreys: 15 Max Nagy, 14 Luke Morgan, 13 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Jack Walsh, 9 Reuben Morgan Williams, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Harri Deaves, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Huw Sutton, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Scott Baldwin (c), 1 Rhys Henry
Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Garyn Phillips, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Jack Regan, 20 Tristan Davies, 21 Matthew Aubrey, 22 Luke Scully, 23 Cai Evans

Connacht: 15 Tiernan O’Halloran, 14 Alex Wootton, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 David Hawkshaw, 11 John Porch, 10 Jack Carty (c), 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Jarrad Butler, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 5 Gavin Thornbury, 4 Oisín Dowling, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 1 Denis Buckley
Replacements: 16 Grant Stewart, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Sam Illo, 19 Darragh Murray 20 Paul Boyle, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Tom Daly, 23 Adam Byrne

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Kick-off: 19:35 BST (18:35 GMT)
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales), Mark Butcher (Wales)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)

Sunday

Bulls v Sharks

Prediction: Bulls by 5

The teams:

Bulls: 15 Johan Goosen, 14 David Kriel, 13 Cornal Hendricks, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sbu Nkosi, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Zak Bruger, 8 WJ Steenkamp, 7 Marco van Staden, 6 Marcell Coetzee (c), 5 Ruan Nortjie, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Gerhard Steenkamp
Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 Ruan Vermaak, 21 Emrbose Papier, 22 Stravino Jacobs, 23 Wandisile Simelane

Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Boeta Chamberlain, 9 Cameron Wright, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Dylan Richardson, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Gerbrandt Grobler, 3 Thomas du Toit (c), 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements:16 Dan Jooste, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Carlu Sadie, 19 Justin Basson, 20 James Venter, 21 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Marnus Potgieter

Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 15:00 local (13:00 GMT)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuisen (South Africa)
Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa), Griffin Colby (South Africa)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)

Cardiff v Edinburgh

Prediction: Edinburgh by 4

The teams:

Cardiff: 15 Ben Thomas, 14 Jason Harries, 13 Mason Grady, 12 Max Llewellyn, 11 Theo Cabango, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 James Ratti, 7 Thomas Young, 6 James Botham, 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Josh Turnbull (c), 3 Dmitri Arhip, 2 Kirby Myhill, 1 Rhys Carré
Replacements: 16 Liam Belcher, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Will Davies-King, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Gwilym Bradley, 21 Ellis Bevan, 22 Aled Summerhill, 23 Cameron Winnett

Edinburgh: 15 Henry Immelman, 14 Emiliano Boffelli, 13 Matt Currie, 12 Chris Dean, 11 Wes Goosen, 10 Charlie Savala, 9 Charlie Shiel, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Luke Crosbie (c), 6 Ben Muncaster, 5 Jamie Hodgson, 4 Pierce Phillips, 3 Luan de Bruin, 2 Adam McBurney, 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Patrick Harrison, 17 Nick Auterac, 18 Angus Williams, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Connor Boyle, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Jaco van der Walt, 23 Jack Blain

Venue: Cardiff Arms Park
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Mike English (Wales), Lewis Harrison (Wales)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Italy)

Rennes are in advanced talks to sign 22-year-old Lyon attacker Romain Del Castillo, according to L’Équipe.

Nimes, who the player was on loan at last season, failed in negotiations with OL, but SRFC are confident of closing a deal, with a 4-year contract waiting on the table.

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Wales have handed an international debut to Rio Dyer in their Autumn Nations Series match against New Zealand at the Principality Stadium on Saturday.

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The Dragons wing will become the 1,180th Wales men’s cap when he takes the pitch, with Louis Rees-Zammit and Leigh Halfpenny making up the back three.

Halfpenny, hooker Ken Owens and captain Justin Tipuric will enjoy their first run-out for their country in over a year after returning from respective injuries.

Gareth Anscombe named at 10

Gareth Anscombe is at fly-half, having worn the number 10 jersey in the same fixture last year. Tomos Williams returns to the starting line-up at scrum-half.

Elsewhere, George North and Nick Tompkins partner in the centre for the fourth consecutive match.

Alongside captain Tipuric in the Wales back-row are openside flanker Tommy Reffell and number eight Taulupe Faletau.

Gareth Thomas (loosehead) and Tomas Francis (tighthead) are the props while Adam Beard and Will Rowlands combine in the second-row for the ninth time.

Among the replacements Ryan Elias, Nicky Smith and Dillon Lewis provide the front-row cover. Alun Wyn Jones and Christ Tshiunza are the other forwards in line to make an appearance from the bench. Kieran Hardy, Rhys Priestland and Owen Watkin round out the Wales matchday squad.

“It’s great having Ken Owens, Justin Tipuric and Leigh Halfpenny back. They bring a lot of experience and they are big game players. Playing New Zealand doesn’t get much bigger so we’re really looking forward to having them back in the side,” said Pivac.

“New Zealand is going to play with speed, we know that. The roof is closed so we’re looking forward to a fast, open game and I think Justin brings that extra bit of speed to the number six jersey. So the combination [of Tipuric, Reffell and Faletau] we think will work well.

Excitement around Dyer

“Rio has fitted in really well and really quickly. He’s thriving in this environment. He’s a young man that’s bringing some form with him into camp. He scored some great tries and he’s full of confidence. That means a lot to a young guy playing his first Test match in front of a big crowd. There’s no better way to start your career so we wish him well.

“It doesn’t get much bigger than Wales-New Zealand. I remember coming to games prior to getting this role and a full house, the bands and pre-match is just fantastic.

“We can’t wait for it, the players are looking forward to it and we just want the fans to get in there and be loud and really get behind the boys and be that 16th player that we know they are.”

Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 George North, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Justin Tipuric (c), 5 Adam Beard, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Alun Wyn Jones, 20 Christ Tshiunza, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Rhys Priestland, 23 Owen Watkin

Date: Saturday, November 5
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 15:15 GMT
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (England), Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Shaun Stevenson scored two tries as the All Blacks XV comfortably beat Ireland ‘A’ 47-19 in an entertaining match at the RDS on Friday.

It was a result that saw the tourists cross seven times as Brodie McAlister, Ruben Love, Braydon Ennor, AJ Lam and Damian McKenzie also scored.

McKenzie added six conversions as Leon MacDonald’s men showed their class in possession in Dublin, with Ireland ‘A’ struggling with the visitors.

Ireland ‘A’s try-scorers were Ciaran Frawley, Marty Moore and Max Deegan, with Frawley and Jack Crowley slotting a conversion apiece on the night.

All Blacks XV dominated the game

Stevenson would open the scoring on 12 minutes after a perfectly weighted cross-kick from McKenzie found the wing, who beat Craig Casey in the air before racing over. McKenzie would add the extras and the All Blacks XV had got the scoreboard moving.

The visitors would cross again on 21 minutes after opting to go for the corner, hooker McAlister finding his way to the try-line via the back of the maul.

Five minutes later they were over again, this time from a loose Irish lineout downfield as McKenzie raced clear before Love found Stevenson for 19-0.

Ireland ‘A’ did have something to cling to though going into the break as a lovely passage of handling led to Frawley crashing over just before half-time.

However, their joy was short-lived once the game restarted after the break when Stevenson turned provider for Love to make it 26-7 after 42 minutes.

Ennor would be the All Blacks XV’s next to cross the try-line 12 minutes later, but Ireland would hit back through replacement Moore from a metre out.

McKenzie picked up a deserved try

MacDonald’s side would regroup though and further scores from Lam and the impressive McKenzie on the 61st and 72nd minute took them 47-12 up.

Ireland ‘A’ did have the final say again before the whistle, however, as a moment of offloading magic from wing Calvin Nash led to back-row Deegan going over late on, with Crowley kicking the extra two points on a night that belonged to a slick All Blacks XV side.

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Toulouse FC have today confirmed the appointment of Alain Casanova as manager, three years after leaving the post at the Stadium Municipal previously.

Casanova returns to familiar surroundings following his six-and-a-half year period in charge of the club between 2008 and 2015, as well as a three-year stint as the club goalkeeper from 1992 to 1995.

During his previous spell at the club, Casanova oversaw the emergence of many notable players to the first team: including Andre-Pierre Gignac, Moussa Sissoko and Wissam Ben Yedder.

The Clermont-Ferrand-born Casanova previously managed Ligue 2 side Lens, where he previously mustered a 46.94% win ratio during the 2016/17 season.

The 56-year-old replaces Mickaël Debève at the helm and will be accompanied by a coaching staff including Jonathan Silva De Oliveira, Denis Valour and Issou Dao.

Toulouse will hope the return of Casanova will bring consolidation and increased stability next season, following their 18th-place finish last campaign where they needed a two legged relegation/promotion play off against Ajaccio to ensure survival.

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Robbie Henshaw has suffered yet another injury setback after being ruled out of Ireland’s final Autumn Nations Series clash against Australia.

The centre pulled out of the country’s opener against South Africa due to a hamstring issue but returned for the Fiji encounter.

Henshaw suffered a recurrence of that hamstring problem in Saturday’s game, however, and will miss the match with the Wallabies.

Carbery out but Sexton potentially available

Joey Carbery is another player that will be absent for this weekend’s contest after suffering a head injury following a high tackle from Albert Tuisue.

He will undergo return to play protocols and will not be ready in time for Ireland’s game at the Aviva Stadium.

Head coach Andy Farrell is expected to name a side similar to the one that took on South Africa just over a week ago.

That means the players who suffered knocks in that clash, which includes Johnny Sexton, Josh van der Flier and Hugo Keenan, are expected to be available.

Meanwhile, Bundee Aki will also be up for selection after completing his eight-week ban following a red card in September.

Impressive form

Ireland are looking to maintain their 100 per cent record in the Autumn Nations Series when they take on Australia.

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They defeated the world champion Springboks 19-16 in their opener before overcoming Fiji 35-17 a week later.

Although Farrell was not happy with their performance against the Pacific Islanders, they named a much-changed line-up.

Ireland’s wider squad ahead of Australia match

Forwards: Dave Heffernan, Rob Herring, Dan Sheehan, Cian Healy, Jeremy Loughman, Andrew Porter, Finlay Bealham, Tadhg Furlong, Tom O’Toole, Tadhg Beirne, Iain Henderson, Joe McCarthy, James Ryan, Kieran Treadwell, Jack Conan, Max Deegan, Caelan Doris, Peter O’Mahony, Cian Prendergast, Nick Timoney, Josh van der Flier

Backs: Robert Baloucoune, Mack Hansen, Hugo Keenan, Michael Lowry, Calvin Nash, Jimmy O’Brien, Jacob Stockdale, Bundee Aki, Stuart McCloskey, Garry Ringrose, Jack Crowley Johnny Sexton; Caolin Blade, Craig Casey, Jamison Gibson-Park

Australia will be without a number of key players for their final international match of the year against Wales on Saturday.

Andrew Kellaway, Hunter Paisami, Dave Porecki, Taniela Tupou, Rob Valetini and Nic White have all returned home after suffering issues in Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series clash against Ireland.

The Wallabies produced an improved display in Dublin but still went down to another defeat, with the hosts going away with a 13-10 victory.

High attrition rate

It also came at a significant cost on the playing front as there was a high attrition rate in the game.

“We’re still assessing things but Bobby Valetini, syndesmosis, so he’s doubtful for next week,” head coach Dave Rennie said immediately following their defeat to Ireland.

“Andrew Kellaway will definitely be out with a toe injury, Nela (Tupou) potentially an Achilles so he will be out, Porecki with another concussion, so he will have to have a minimum of 12 days, so he won’t be able to back up.

“Hunter (Paisami) has done his medial… so definitely those four plus probably Bobby.

“Hunter got his leg caught under him – that’s footy.

“Porecki got a shoulder to the head, that’s bad luck, I’m not even sure how or what Kells (Kellaway) has done.

“It’s a collision sport and they’re collision injuries.”

Dreadful 2022

Australia have endured a wretched season in 2022, losing a series to England 2-1, finishing third in the Rugby Championship and suffering defeats in three of their four end-of-year matches so far.

A plethora of injuries have not helped and, to the Wallabies’ credit, they have dealt with those setbacks admirably at times.

Rennie’s men have played well on their northern hemisphere tour without getting the results they perhaps deserved against France and Ireland.

The Wallabies are therefore looking at this weekend’s Autumn Nations Series match against Wales positively with other players getting an opportunity to prove their worth.

“We’ll have to go into the depth of the squad again,” the head coach said. “I can guarantee there will be guys itching for another opportunity after the Italy effort.”

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Ligue 1 side Nantes are closing in on the signing of former Manchester United player and current Middlesbrough full-back Fábio Pereira da Silva, according to Ouest-France.

The local outlet claims that an agreement worth €2m has been reached between the two clubs, and a 3-year contract has been agreed in principle between the player and Les Canaris.

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The deal is now close to being finalised.