Jacob Stockdale gets Kazuma Ueda with a good tackle after he caught a high ball.

Japan do well to secure it and clear their lines.

Off we go in Newcastle as Ciaran Frawley gets us under way.

Three minutes late, which is a bit tardy.

Andrea Piardi is your referee today.

Conor Murray
Former Ireland scrum-half on BBC Radio Ulster

Eddie Jones does like to chirp and a bit of interest and drama around the test game.

He relishes going up against Ireland. Tactically he's very intelligent so defensively Ireland need to be very aware of those special plays.

Paul Marshall
Former Ireland scrum-half on BBC Radio Ulster

It's very much deserved for the four new caps.

Sean Jansen has been great all season and Bryn Ward has had a stand-out year for Ulster.

With injuries to the front row, Billy Bohan and Sam Illo may be getting opportunities they might not have expected. It's a massive occasion for them all and their families.

That was a decent rendition of Ireland's Call from the travelling support.

Given the unique nature of this one at a neutral venue, the other travelling support will now sing Kimigayo, the Japanese national anthem.

It's time for the anthems.

First up we'll have Ireland's Call.

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Conor Murray
Former Ireland scrum-half on BBC Radio Ulster

With the amount of changes that Andy Farrell has made, this group needs to learn the lessons of the group last week, which puts a lot of pressure of this team.

Andy expects the standard to stay the same level. This group is expected to step up.

Very exciting game ahead.

The teams are out in Newcastle.

It's a clear night in Australia, which should lead to good conditions for a good game.

Ronan Kelleher, on the night is his 50th cap, leads the sides out.

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It's not the biggest or grandest stadium either side will play in this summer, but Ireland and Japan fans are bringing the colour to Newcastle.

Rory Best
Former Ireland captain on ITV

There's no doubt Ciaran Frawley is a brilliant rugby player, he has the bottle for it as shown by that drop goal against South Africa and now it is can he run a game.

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Despite Japan being the home team, today's game is being played in Newcastle, Australia, rather than Tokyo.

Brave Blossoms boss Eddie Jones has had a bit of a go at the venue being moved from Japan, saying it was to benefit Ireland.

No reason has been provided by organisers, but the maths are pretty clear as to how it would benefit Andy Farrell's side.

If Ireland were to fly from Sydney to Tokyo, it would be roughly 4,688 miles as the crow flies, and then another 5,497 miles from the capital of Japan to Auckland, where Ireland play New Zealand in their final game.

Instead, Sydney to Newcastle is just 74 miles, and a flight to Auckland from eastern Australia is about three hours.

On the other hand, Japan have the 4,808-mile trip to Newcastle before they return to Tokyo to face France in their third game next week.

Rory Best
Former Ireland captain on ITV

Ireland have made nine changes but they know they can't slip up so there is a bit of pressure there. I'm excited to see how it goes, it's a really nice blend.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell speaking before the game: "There is an emphasis on learning some lessons from last week and taking our squad forward as a whole. There's some nice opportunities there, especially for the first capers so we need to make sure as a group we do them proud."

On Japan: "We tend to focus more on ourselves but at the same time you have to know the strength of the opposition and they're a confident side coming into this week.

"Their last two performances have been outstanding and everyone knows how good a team Italy have been and to get a victory over them in the manner that they did is a big threat but it's about us growing our squad and giving opportunities. There's not too many opportunities with what is coming down the track next year."

On the debutants: "I'll tell them to relax, have no distractions and trust themselves and the team. Give themselves to the team and see what we can do."

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Stuart Lancaster
Connacht head coach on ITV

I think Ireland are looking for improvement in multi-phase attack and set piece launch.

Defensively, getting better connections as Australia exposed them a few times. The last 20 minutes will be huge with these young lads to maximise their opportunity to beat this talented Japan team.

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Final preparations in Newcastle.

BBC Sounds

You can listen to this one on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio 5Live Sports Extra from 11:00 BST.

Former Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray joins Paul Marshall and Gavin Andrews, while Darren Cave is on commentary alongside Jim Neilly.

Then, later on Saturday, check out the Ireland Rugby Social podcast on BBC Sounds, with Conor, Gavin and Paul.

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Tadhg Beirne says he is looking forward to a "special, special moment" when he captains Ireland from the start for the first time against Japan.

The 34-year-old was appointed Munster skipper in 2024 and captained the British and Irish Lions in last year's win over the Waratahs in Sydney.

Having previously taken over on-field captaincy duties for his country, he will lead Ireland out against Japan in Newcastle, New South Wales, with tour skipper Dan Sheehan rested.

"[It's] a huge honour. Of course it is," said Beirne.

"I've had the honour of being captain on field when our main guys haven't been there, Dan and Caelan [Doris].

"But to lead the guys out from the start, again I revert to that word 'special', because it is a special, special moment for me and my family."

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Ireland outlasted a tenacious Japan side to win 41-10 in a largely underwhelming autumn Test in Dublin.

It came courtesy of a far from convincing first-half performance with Ireland scoring three tries in the final 13 minutes to put a gloss on the scoreline.

Tries from Jack Crowley and Nick Timoney, as well as seven points from the boot of the former, had the hosts in a 17-0 lead after half an hour, but Japan had played plenty of enterprising rugby and were rewarded by Kenji Sato's score three minutes before the break.

Eddie Jones' visitors could not exert the same influence on the second half, failing to score in the second period, and tries from front-row forwards Andrew Porter, Gus McCarthy and Paddy McCarthy, as well as wing Tommy O'Brien, meant Ireland pulled away in the second half.

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Will Japan stun Ireland, or will Andy Farrell's side make it two wins from two?

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