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Episode 87, and with no Leinster game this week The Leinster Listen turns to Ireland — Andy Farrell's side open the Nations Championship Northern Hemisphere Series at the Aviva on Friday night against Argentina, kick-off 8:10pm. Eight Leinster players start: Porter, Sheehan (captain), Furlong, McCarthy, Baird, Prendergast, Henshaw and Keenan, with Craig Casey preferred at scrum-half over Jamison Gibson-Park on the bench. Sean Jansen gets his first Ireland start at number eight. Felipe Contepomi names a reshuffled Pumas side seeking a first away win in Dublin. Here is what I'm hitting on this week's episode:

📰 News Items from the Thursday roundup; McNamara confirmed as Leinster head coach from July 2027, Cian Healy back as elite player development officer, Genge on the hip-drop ban, Samoa governance, and Ulster's five men re-signed to 2030.

🏉 Nations Championship Round 4 game predictions; six Tests from Friday night in Dublin through Sunday at Twickenham, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, Wales, France and England calls.

📋 Details of our game; 8:10pm Friday at the Aviva, Luke Pearce with Davidson and Ferreira on the flags, Virgin Media One and RTÉ radio in Ireland, ITV in the UK.

👕 Team lineups; pitch-style sheets for both teams plus shareable team-sheet.png.

🎯 Score and MOTM prediction; Irish News outright odds