Ireland start their home international series with the visit of Japan to Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Fresh from a deflating loss to New Zealand in Chicago, Andy Farrell's side will aim for a morale-boosting victory over the Brave Blossoms.
Japan suffered a heavy defeat to South Africa at Wembley last weekend and Eddie Jones will be looking for a response from his men.
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TV
Ireland v Japan will be live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.
RADIO
Live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra.
ONLINE
We'll have a live blog, match report, player ratings and post-game reaction on rte.ie/sport.
WEATHER
Dublin is set fair for Saturday afternoon, mainly sunny with clear skies in about 14C with possibility of clouds for the second half.
Andy Farrell's side, who lost 23-13 to the All Blacks last weekend, meet Japan for the 11th time, having won nine and lost just one, the infamous World Cup defeat in 2019.
But the current version of the visitors is a pale comparison to that outfit with replacement Michael Leitch the only player involved in Shizuoka who is here this weekend.
They teams have met twice in the meantime, both in Dublin in 2021.
Japan ran an Ireland team without their British and Irish Lions close, 39-31, that summer, but were crushed 60-5 in the November game with Johnny Sexton scoring a try on his 100th cap.
In team news, Ireland have made eight changes to last week’s team.
Captain Caelan Doris, Rónan Kelleher, Thomas Clarkson and Nick Timoney come into the pack, while Craig Casey, Robbie Henshaw and Jacob Stockdale join debutant Tom Farrell (below) in the backline.
The visitors, ranked 13th in the world, have won just one of their 15 games against Six Nations opposition since beating Ireland and Scotland at that Rugby World Cup, that being a 24-19 victory against Wales in July this year.
If Ireland were poor against New Zealand last weekend, and they were, Japan were no great shakes against the Springboks either.
In fact the Brave Blossoms conceded a first try in the third minute and leaked another eight before the World Cup champions had finished – they simply had no answer to the power and pace of South Africa.
Jones has made three changes to the starting XV following last weekend’s 61-7 loss.
Scrum-half Naoto Saito, lock Epineri Uluiviti and number 8 Faulua Makisi come into the team, with Shinobu Fujiwara, Jack Cornelsen and Leitch dropping to the bench.
TEAMS
Ireland: Jamie Osborne; Tommy O'Brien, Tom Farrell, Robbie Henshaw, Jacob Stockdale; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher, Thomas Clarkson; James Ryan, Tadhg Beirne; Ryan Baird, Nick Timoney, Caelan Doris.
Replacements: Gus McCarthy, Paddy McCarthy, Finlay Bealham, Cian Prendergast, Jack Conan, Caolin Blade, Sam Prendergast, Jimmy O'Brien.
Japan: Yoshitaka Yazaki; Kippei Ishida, Dylan Riley, Charlie Lawrence, Tomoki Osada; Seungsin Lee, Naoto Saito; Kenta Kobayashi, Kenji Sato, Shuhei Takeuchi; Epineri Uluiviti, Warner Dearns; Ben Gunter, Kanji Shimokawa, Faulua Makisi.
Replacements: Shodai Hirao, Ryosuke Iwaihara, Keijiro Tamefusa, Jack Cornelsen, Michael Leitch, Shinobu Fujiwara, Shinya Komura, Yuya Hirose.
OFFICIALS
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Federico Vedovelli (FIR)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
FRPO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
WHAT THEY SAID:
Andy Farrell (Ireland head coach): "Saturday presents us with an opportunity to play in front of a packed Aviva Stadium. Playing at home is a privilege that we never take lightly and it's the start of an exciting three weeks of games as we look to build momentum."
Eddie Jones (Japan head coach): "With the change in the laws surrounding escorting, contestable kicks have gone through the roof and it is one of the winning metrics of the game now. The one question there, is that the game we want? Well, that's the game World Rugby has given us and you have got to be good enough to play that game."
LAST FIVE MEETINGS
2021: Ireland 60-5 Japan, November international, Dublin
2021: Ireland 39-31 Japan, summer series, Dublin
2019: Japan 19-12 Ireland, RWC, Shizouka
2017: Japan 13-35 Ireland, summer tour, Tokyo
2017: Japan 22-50 Ireland, summer tour, Shizuoka
Elsewhere, there's a full programme of autumn internationals to enjoy this weekend.
After Ireland v Japan, Scotland entertain the All Blacks at 3.10pm, while England host Fiji at 5.40pm.
Italy welcome Australia for a 5.40pm Irish time kick-off before the big one - France v South Africa in Paris at 8.10pm Irish time.
On Sunday, Argentina are in Wales for a 3.10pm start.
Watch Ireland v Japan in the Quilter Nations Series on Saturday from 12pm on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on the RTÉ News App and on rte.ie/sport. Listen to live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra.
