Less than a year away from a potential 2027 World Cup quarter-final meeting, Ireland's hosting of Argentina represents an important staging post on the journey to Australia next autumn.
Ireland face Argentina at the Aviva Stadium on Friday night in the Nations Championship, beginning their build-up to the 2027 World Cup in Australia. Head coach Andy Farrell acknowledged his team are not currently playing well enough to consider themselves ready to win the World Cup, as Ireland seek to bounce back from recent defeats against top-ranked opposition.
With Jack Crowley sidelined by injury, Leinster fly-half Sam Prendergast starts at number 10. Farrell has also handed rare Tier 1 starts to scrum-half Craig Casey and flanker Nick Timoney, while Felipe Contepomi's Argentina feature 12 changes and 750 caps of Test experience in their starting lineup.
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