Episode 62, and Ireland's Nations Championship summer rolls on — Andy Farrell makes nine changes and hands four debuts for the Round 2 clash with Japan at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Saturday morning. Tadhg Beirne captains a rotated side, Sean Jansen starts at No 8, and Eddie Jones returns to the Japan dugout after his suspension. The team sheets are in. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode:

🌍 Nations Championship Round 2 predictions; All six Saturday fixtures with Irish kick-off times and venues — NZ vs Italy (6:10am, Wellington), Australia vs France (8:40am, Brisbane), our game in Newcastle (11:10am), Fiji vs England (2:10pm, Liverpool), South Africa vs Scotland (4:40pm, Pretoria), and Argentina vs Wales (8:10pm, San Juan).

🏟️ Details of our game; Kick-off, Newcastle weather, McDonald Jones Stadium, Andrea Pi ...