Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has made 11 changes to his side for Saturday's crunch Pool A clash with Samoa in the Rugby World Cup.
Saturday's Pool C decider between England and France will not take place due to bad weather set to hit Tokyo.
Veteran centre Ma'a Nonu looks set to end his career in the United States after agreeing a deal with San Diego Legion.
Full-back Dane Haylett-Petty says Michael Cheika's squad rotation has kept Australia on their toes in Japan.
Mark Keohane, in his Independent Media and IOL Sport daily World Cup column, writes that as wonderful as it was to watch the Boks destroy minnows...
Dan Biggar, Josh Adams and Jonathan Davies all suffered injuries as Wales qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals by beating Fiji 29-17.
Scotland will be hoping their bid to qualify for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals is not gone with the wind this weekend.
Matches between England and France and Japan and Scotland this weekend may be moved with a huge tropical storm approaching.
Josh Adams' hat-trick helped Wales secured a quarter-final spot at the Rugby World Cup with a 29-17 victory over Fiji, who were eliminated.
Argentina ended their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 47-17 win over the United States, but their exit disappointed Mario Ledesma.