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Australia host Ireland on the opening weekend of the new Nations Championship
The Nations Championship kicks off this weekend, a new rugby tournament involving 12 of the biggest rugby teams from both hemispheres
Two pools – north (England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, France and Italy) and south (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Japan and Argentina) – will see each nation play all six teams in the opposite pool over two stages.
Three rounds will be played in the summer, three in the autumn and a finals weekend will be held at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham at the end of the year.
Ireland kick off their campaign against Australia.
Here is everything you need to know about the clash….
What time is Australia v Ireland?
Australia v Ireland kicks off at 11.10am BST on Saturday, July 4, at Allianz Stadium, Sydney
What channel is the game on?
The game is being shown live and for free on ITV1. Coverage starts at 10.30am.
What about live streaming?
You can stream the match via ITV’s app, ITVX.
You will need a valid TV licence and an account to watch.
Teams
Australia: 15 Jock Campbell, 14 Max Jorgensen, 13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Dylan Pietsch, 10 Carter Gordon, 9 Ryan Lonergan, 8 Harry Wilson (c), 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Rob Valetini, 5 Josh Canham, 4 Jeremy Williams, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Josh Nasser, 1 Angus Bell
Replacements: 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17 James Slipper, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Lachlan Shaw*, 20 Tom Hooper, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Ben Donaldson, 23 Tom Wright
Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Rob Baloucoune, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Jamie Osborne, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Cian Prendergast, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan (c), 1 Tom O’Toole
Replacements: 16 Rónan Kelleher, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Tadhg Beirne, 20 Nick Timoney, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Ciaran Frawley, 23 Bundee Aki
Officials
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (RFU) and Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
FPRO: Glenn Newman (NZR)
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