Kearney and Earls fit
In Pool D of the Rugby World Cup, there has been a shock result today as Uruguay have defeated Fiji by 30 points to 27.
Meanwhile, Joey Carbery is in line to be named at out half when the Ireland team is named tomorrow for Saturday's Pool A match against the hosts Japan.
Regular out half Johnny Sexton is believed to be carrying a quad muscle injury that may see him rested.
Rob Kearney and Keith Earls are likely to return to the starting 15.
Richie Murphy is the Ireland skills coach and he says they will be giving Japan the respect they deserve:
The Irish team will be named by Joe Schmidt tomorrow morning.
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