Ireland boss Andy Farrell intends to embrace the hype surrounding the first of four meetings with Joe Schmidt’s Australia and insists his upcoming stint with the British and Irish Lions is not a “distraction”.

Argentina arrive in Ireland on the back of their best-ever Rugby Championship campaign. Three wins from six was their best return since joining the southern

Jonny Holland identifies the squad players who could benefit from getting Andy Farrell's vote at the ballot box this week.