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Ireland Team Announcement LIVE Updates as Farrell Names XV for Final Day Clash
Coach Andy Farrell makes four changes including key returns and Bundee Aki's first appearance of the Six Nations after suspension to strengthen Ireland's squad depth.
- Today Ireland head coach Andy Farrell named a starting XV featuring four personnel changes for Saturday's Dublin clash, announced ahead of the Aviva Stadium fixture.
- With James Ryan sidelined by a calf injury, Andy Farrell adjusted the squad and continued building depth by turning fringe players like Nick Timoney into regulars.
- Farrell brings back key forwards, including Dan Sheehan, hooker, Joe McCarthy, lock, and Josh van der Flier, openside flanker, while Tommy O'Brien is preferred to Jacob Stockdale on the left wing and Bundee Aki is named among the replacements.
- The match functions as a Triple Crown decider, with Ireland needing to win and rely on England beating France under specific bonus-point permutations.
- Looking beyond one match, Farrell's selections reflect his use of 33 players this campaign to build depth and elevate fringe players like Nick Timoney into key roles.
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