Australia head coach Dave Rennie has come in support of Michael Hooper after the Wallabies captain pulled out of the Rugby Championship opener against Argentina due to personal reasons.
Bringing in Ollie Smith is one of the many changes Gregor Townsend has made for Saturday’s crunch match against Argentina and the Glasgow Warrior will now be keen to take his opportunity.
Argentina lock Tomas Lavanini has been suspended for five weeks following his red-card incident in the recently concluded game against Ireland at Aviva Stadium last month.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made four changes to the starting line up for the upcoming clash against Argentina to be played at Aviva Stadium on Sunday.