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Off the back of a trip to Chicago which ended in defeat to New Zealand last week, Ireland are back in Dublin looking to return to winning ways against Japan. The Aviva Stadium is of course a fortress for Ireland, and the home fans will be hoping for a statement performance from their side following last week's loss. Tougher tests will come for Ireland in the form of Australia and South Africa, but they need a big win on Saturday to kick-start their autumn series. Here is everything you need to know about the game.   When is Ireland vs. Japan?Ireland will host Japan at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 12.40 p.m. GMT. That is 9.40 p.m. in Tokyo (JST).
Where will the match be broadcast?The match will be shown on TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the UK and RTÉ 2 in Ireland. espn.co.uk will also have the latest news and reaction from the match.
What is at stake?Ireland are in a period of minor transition, and while there's not pressure as such, a good win with a slick performance will do them wonders this weekend. There are still a few key questions around key positions for Andy Farrell's side, and players can put their hands up ahead of the Six Nations over the coming weeks. Japan will be desperate to put last week's 61-7 thumping at the hands of South Africa behind them. It's hard to read too much into results against the bigger nations for Eddie Jones' side, but the veteran coach will want more from his players this week as they build towards the 2027 World Cup.
Team news:Ireland: 15. Jamie Osborne, 14. Tommy O'Brien, 13. Tom Farrell, 12. Robbie Henshaw, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 10. Jack Crowley, 9. Craig Casey, 1. Andrew Porter, 2. Rónan Kelleher, 3. Thomas Clarkson, 4. James Ryan, 5. Tadhg Beirne, 6. Ryan Baird, 7. Nick Timoney, 8. Caelan Doris. Replacements: 16. Gus McCarthy, 17. Paddy McCarthy, 18. Finlay Bealham, 19. Cian Prendergast 20. Jack Conan, 21. Caolin Blade, 22. Sam Prendergast, 23. Jimmy O'Brien. Japan: 15.Yoshitaka Yazaki, 14. Kippei Ishida, 13. Dylan Riley, 12. Charlie Lawrence, 11. Tomoki Osada, 10. Seungsin Lee, 9 Naoto Saito,1 Kenta Kobayashi, 2 Kenji Sato, 3 Shuhei Takeuchi, 4 Epineri Uluiviti, 5 Warner Dearns, 6 Ben Gunter, 7 Kanji Shimokawa, 8 Faulua Makisi. Replacements: 16 Shodai Hirao, 17. Ryosuke Iwaihara, 18. Keijiro Tamefusa, 19. Jack Cornelsen, 20. Michael Leitch, 21. Shinobu Fujiwara, 22. Shinya Komura, 23. Yuya Hirose.
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