Chris Henry
Former Ireland flanker on BBC Radio Ulster

It has been an average enough Autumn Nations Cup for Ireland.

We have learned that there is competition. It is still the same old question of whether we can match teams physically and so far we have not been able to.

It is not a complete disappointment but Ireland still need to find a few more answers and I think today we can.

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Georgia head coach Levan Maisashvili has made six changes from the team that lost to Wales last weekend.

Soso Matiashvili is back at full-back after recovering from injury, while Tamaz Mchedlidze makes his first start of the competition on the wing.

Hooker Shalva Mamukashvili is one of four newcomers in the pack with an all-new second row partnership of Nodar Cheishvili and Lasha Jaiani packing down in front of flanker Tornike Jalagonia,

Georgia: Matiashvili; Tabutsadze, Kveseladze, Sharikadze (capt), Mchedlidze; Abzhandadze, Lobzhanidze; Gorgadze, Jalagonia, Saginadze; Jaiani, Cheishvili; Gigashvili, Mamukashvili, Nariashvili

Replacements: Chkoidze, Kaulashvili, Melikidze, Javakhia, Gachechiladze, Alania, Tapladze, Niniashvili

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There might not be any spectators in the Aviva, but there is lovely Christmas tree in the stands.

Can't guarantee the goodwill to all men will stretch down to the pitch and across 80 minutes though.

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Billy Burns will make his first start for Ireland against Georgia in Sunday's Autumn Nations Cup meeting.

The fly-half is one of five Ulster players to be named in the starting XV, with Stuart McCloskey set to receive his fourth cap at inside centre.

Forwards Andrew Porter, James Ryan and CJ Stander keep their place from last week's defeat by England.

Keith Earls and Chris Farrell are again included, while Hugo Keenan moves to the right wing.

Jacob Stockdale takes over at full-back with Conor Murray returning at scrum-half.

Ireland:Stockdale; Earls, Farrell, McCloskey, Keenan; Burns, Murray; Bealham, Herring, Porter, Henderson, James Ryan (capt), Beirne, Connors, Stander.

Replacements:Heffernan, Healy, John Ryan, Roux, O'Mahony, Marmion, Byrne, Daly.

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Secure in second, streets off first.

This afternoon is a dead rubber for Ireland. Nothing to play for.

Right?

Well, try telling that to Stuart McCloskey, who is making his first international appearance in over two years.

Or fly-half Billy Burns trying to jump a place in the queue to succeed Johnny Sexton at 10?

Or James Ryan, leading his country from the start for only the second time aged 24?

Nothing to play for? Nothing of the sort.

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