Farrell has named Jamie Osborne, Tommy O\u2019Brien and Jacob Stockdale in the back three, with the uncapped Farrell and Henshaw selected in the centres, while Craig Casey and Jack Crowley form the half-back pairing.<\/p>\n
In the pack, Andrew Porter, R\u00f3nan Kelleher and Thomas Clarkson are the front row combination, James Ryan and Tadhg Beirne are named in the engine room and the back row is made up of Ryan Baird at blindside flanker, Nick Timoney and openside and captain Doris at number eight.<\/p>\n
Farrell has strong options on the bench with Gus McCarthy, Paddy McCarthy, Finlay Bealham,\u00a0Cian Prendergast and Jack Conan the forward replacements, while Caolin Blade, Sam Prendergast and Jimmy O\u2019Brien provide the backline reinforcements.<\/p>\n
Looking ahead to Saturday\u2019s game, Andy Farrell said: \u201cI have been pleased with the application and diligence of the squad this week. Since returning from Chicago on Monday morning the squad have assessed the areas we need to collectively improve upon. It will be a battle against a Japan side who play the game in a positive manner and will look to ask questions of us. From our side we will look to be sharp and implement our game-plan and we\u2019re preparing for a big test.<\/p>\n
\u201cTom (Farrell) becomes our latest debutant and his is a real Roy of the Rovers story when you look at his journey in the game to this point. Tom has worked really hard to earn the right to represent his country and I know how proud he is to be involved this weekend after knocking on the selection door for the last few seasons. In congratulating him on his selection, I would like to wish Tom the best of luck.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaturday 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\u2019s the start of an exciting three weeks of games as we look to build momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s match is live on RT\u00c92, RT\u00c9 Radio 1 and TNT Sports.<\/p>\n
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Ireland (vJapan):<\/p>\n
15. Jamie Osborne (Naas\/Leinster)(9)
14. Tommy O\u2019Brien (UCD\/Leinster)(3)
13. Tom Farrell (Lansdowne\/Munster)*
12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers\/Leinster)(82)
11. Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan\/Ulster)(39)
10. Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution\/Munster)(27)
9. Craig Casey (Shannon\/Munster)(21)<\/p>\n
1. Andrew Porter (UCD\/Leinster)(76)
2. R\u00f3nan Kelleher (Lansdowne\/Leinster)(40)
3. Thomas Clarkson (Dublin University\/Leinster)(8)
4. James Ryan (UCD\/Leinster)(73)
5. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne\/Munster)(62)
6. Ryan Baird (Dublin University\/Leinster)(30)
7. Nick Timoney (Banbridge\/Ulster)(4)
8. Caelan Doris (St Mary\u2019s College\/Leinster)(52)(captain)<\/p>\n
Replacements:<\/p>\n
16. Gus McCarthy (UCD\/Leinster)(6)
17. Paddy McCarthy (Dublin University\/Leinster)(1)
18. Finlay Bealham (Corinthians\/Connacht)(52)
19. Cian Prendergast (UCD\/Connacht)(5)
20. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)(52)
21. Caolin Blade (Galwegians\/Connacht)(3)
22. Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne\/Leinster)(10)
23. Jimmy O\u2019Brien (Naas\/Leinster)(10)<\/p>\n
* denotes uncapped<\/p>\n