{"id":532540,"date":"2026-07-04T10:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T10:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/532540\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T10:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T10:29:10","slug":"australia-vs-ireland-live-nations-championship-2026-build-up-team-news-scores-live-text-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/532540\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia vs Ireland LIVE: Nations Championship 2026 &#8211; Build-up, team news, scores &#038; live text updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australia vs Ireland LIVE: Nations Championship 2026 &#8211; Build-up, team news, scores &amp; live text updates &#8211; BBC SportTeam Lineups<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:rugby-union:team:australia\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/rugby-union\/australia.e5f69ed1ad.svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/>home team, AustraliaStarting lineup<\/p>\n<p>Campbell <\/p>\n<p>Jorgensen <\/p>\n<p>Sua&#8217;ali&#8217;i <\/p>\n<p>Ikitau <\/p>\n<p>Pietsch <\/p>\n<p>Gordon <\/p>\n<p>Lonergan <\/p>\n<p>Bell <\/p>\n<p>Nasser <\/p>\n<p>Alaalatoa <\/p>\n<p>Williams <\/p>\n<p>Canham <\/p>\n<p>Valetini <\/p>\n<p>McReight <\/p>\n<p>Wilson <\/p>\n<p>Substitutes<\/p>\n<p>home team, Australia<\/p>\n<p>Paenga-Amosa <\/p>\n<p>Slipper <\/p>\n<p>Tupou <\/p>\n<p>Shaw <\/p>\n<p>Hooper <\/p>\n<p>McDermott <\/p>\n<p>Donaldson <\/p>\n<p>Wright <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:rugby-union:team:ireland\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/rugby-union\/ireland.895abfc69c.svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/>away team, IrelandStarting lineup<\/p>\n<p>Keenan <\/p>\n<p>J O&#8217;Brien <\/p>\n<p>Ringrose <\/p>\n<p>McCloskey <\/p>\n<p>Osborne <\/p>\n<p>Number<\/p>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<p>10, S Prendergast<\/p>\n<p>S Prendergast <\/p>\n<p>Gibson-Park <\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Toole <\/p>\n<p>Sheehan <\/p>\n<p>Furlong <\/p>\n<p>McCarthy <\/p>\n<p>Ryan <\/p>\n<p>C Prendergast <\/p>\n<p>van der Flier <\/p>\n<p>Conan <\/p>\n<p>away team, Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Kelleher <\/p>\n<p>Loughman <\/p>\n<p>Clarkson <\/p>\n<p>Beirne <\/p>\n<p>Timoney <\/p>\n<p>Casey <\/p>\n<p>Frawley <\/p>\n<p>Aki <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:rugby-union:team:australia\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/rugby-union\/australia.e5f69ed1ad.svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/>home team, AustraliaStarting lineup<\/p>\n<p>Campbell <\/p>\n<p>Jorgensen <\/p>\n<p>Sua&#8217;ali&#8217;i <\/p>\n<p>Ikitau <\/p>\n<p>Pietsch <\/p>\n<p>Gordon <\/p>\n<p>Lonergan <\/p>\n<p>Bell <\/p>\n<p>Nasser <\/p>\n<p>Alaalatoa <\/p>\n<p>Williams <\/p>\n<p>Canham <\/p>\n<p>Valetini <\/p>\n<p>McReight <\/p>\n<p>Wilson <\/p>\n<p>Substitutes<\/p>\n<p>Paenga-Amosa <\/p>\n<p>Slipper <\/p>\n<p>Tupou <\/p>\n<p>Shaw <\/p>\n<p>Hooper <\/p>\n<p>McDermott <\/p>\n<p>Donaldson <\/p>\n<p>Wright <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:rugby-union:team:ireland\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/rugby-union\/ireland.895abfc69c.svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/>away team, IrelandStarting lineup<\/p>\n<p>Keenan <\/p>\n<p>J O&#8217;Brien <\/p>\n<p>Ringrose <\/p>\n<p>McCloskey <\/p>\n<p>Osborne <\/p>\n<p>Number<\/p>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<p>10, S Prendergast<\/p>\n<p>S Prendergast <\/p>\n<p>Gibson-Park <\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Toole <\/p>\n<p>Sheehan <\/p>\n<p>Furlong <\/p>\n<p>McCarthy <\/p>\n<p>Ryan <\/p>\n<p>C Prendergast <\/p>\n<p>van der Flier <\/p>\n<p>Conan <\/p>\n<p>Substitutes<\/p>\n<p>Kelleher <\/p>\n<p>Loughman <\/p>\n<p>Clarkson <\/p>\n<p>Beirne <\/p>\n<p>Timoney <\/p>\n<p>Casey <\/p>\n<p>Frawley <\/p>\n<p>Aki <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia vs Ireland LIVE: Nations Championship 2026 &#8211; 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