Ireland will look to finish 2024 on a high and send head coach Andy Farrell off to British and Irish Lions duty with a smile on his face as they take on Joe Schmidt’s Australia at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday in the Autumn Nations Series.

Speaking about Osborne’s injury, Ireland forwards coach Paul O’Connell told a press conference: “He’s a big loss. “He’s very versatile on the bench obviously, he covers so many different positions and is growing and getting better all the time.

Ireland have lost Jamie Osborne and Jacob Stockdale to injury for Saturday’s test against Australia while Tadhg Furlong and Ryan Baird have yet to recover for the clash in Dublin, officials said on Tuesday.