Neil Treacy

Munster have added Garryowen's Gordon Wood to their first-year academy class, with the centre set to follow in the footsteps of his famous father at the province.

Sam Prendergast and Thomas Clarkson are in line to make their Ireland debuts in Friday's Autumn Nations Series meeting with Argentina at Aviva Stadium, with both players named on the replacements' bench by Andy Farrell.

Andy Farrell says Sam Prendergast is ready to make the step up to Test rugby, and has backed the young Leinster out-half to take his chance when he makes his debut in Friday night's meeting with Argentina.

In the last three seasons, one trait of Andy Farrell's Ireland is that when they do lose, they tend to produce a response.

Bernard Jackman is backing Andy Farrell to get a positive response out of his players this week, but has warned that Ireland will need to be close to their best to defeat an exciting Argentina team on Friday night.

The reaction to last week's 23-13 defeat to New Zealand is a good barometer of what we've come to expect from this Ireland team.

Ireland got back to winning ways after last week's defeat to New Zealand, but Andy Farrell's side were given an almighty scare by Argentina, who threatened to pull off a first ever victory on Irish soil.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell praised his side's ability to hold on for a tense win against Argentina at Aviva Stadium, hut he's admitted they need to get a hold on what has become a "desperate" lack of discipline.

If Andy Farrell wanted a big response from his side following last week's defeat to New Zealand, he got one against Argentina, although not for the full 80 minutes.

Of the many things Andy Farrell will have learned about his side in Friday's 22-19 win against Argentina, one thing that will have pleased the Ireland head coach will be the impact his two debutants had off the bench.