Ireland bring back big guns for Wallabies test


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 20 Nov 2014

New Zealand's Steven Luatua (R) challenges Ireland's Gordon D'Arcy in their International rugby union match at Aviva stadium in Dublin November 24, 2013. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland coach Joe Schmidt made two changes from the side that beat South Africa for Saturday's test against Australia as the Six Nations champions eye their first November series sweep in eight years.

Ireland followed up their superb 29-15 victory over the Springboks with a thrashing of Georgia on Sunday, resting most of their front-line players ahead of the visit of Australia who handed Schmidt his first loss as national team coach a year ago.

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