Jack Conan flags Fraser McReight as a 'smart, dogged' challenge for Ireland

“He will have a sniff at every breakdown. If you're late, lazy, sloppy, inaccurate, he'll be right in there."

THREAT: Jack Conan and Caelan Doris warn of the threat Fraser McReight brings to the clash on Saturday. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Ireland back-rowers Caelan Doris and Jack Conan are steeling themselves for battle royale with their Australian counterparts at the breakdown on Saturday night with openside flanker Fraser McReight appearing to be the focal point of the Wallabies’ threat.

Captain Doris has been switched to openside flanker after Conan’s inclusion at No.8, the jersey he wore in all three Tests for the British & Irish Lions during this summer’s 2-1 series victory over Joe Schmidt’s Australians Down Under. Both Irishmen have been doing their homework on the 26-year-old Queensland Reds star who caused them plenty of problems in Dublin a year ago and Doris said: “I'm playing seven up against McReight, who's been world-class over the last couple of years.