Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is relishing facing his former mentor Joe Schmidt when they host the Wallabies at the Aviva Stadium this weekend. Farrell served as an assistant coach to Schmidt in the Ireland set-up as the New Zealander sparked a rise of rugby in the country which the Englishman has emphatically continued.

Ireland will be without four of their options for the visit of Australia on Saturday that will bring the Autumn Nations Series to a close. Andy Farrell’s side made short work of a misfiring Fiji on Saturday and will now be looking to finish the month on a high.