Ireland has made eight changes to the side that drew 20 all with Australia in their starting line-up to take on the Flying Fijians on Sunday morning.

Among those changes is the inclusion of 24yr old Jonathan Sexton who will replace Ronan O'Gara at flyhalf, as his reward for his outstanding performance during Leinster's Heineken Cup glory last season.

But the changes are unlikely to affect Coach Declan Kidney's plan to increase his unbeaten run this season to 10 games, as he still has alot of experienced players in the team.

Captain Brian O'Driscoll will lead the Irish from his favourite outside centre position and still have well known players like Gordon D'Arcy, Shane Horgan, Rob Kearney and Paul O'Connell supporting him.

Meanwhile, the Fiji team will be named on Friday where Digicel Chairman, Denis O'Brien will present the jersey to the players.

The Fiji and Ireland match will kick-off on Sunday at 5.15am.