Ireland v Fiji live updates: Follow the action in Nations Championship
Ireland secured a 43-15 victory over Fiji in a Nations Championship rugby match held in Dublin. Despite a competitive first half from Fiji, Ireland dominated the second half to pull away with a comfortable win.
Why it matters
The match serves as a key preparation for Ireland ahead of their upcoming high-stakes showdown against world champions South Africa.
[ Ireland find way to subdue much-improved Fiji with impressive second half showing Opens in new window ]
Ryan Baird, player of the match, on Virgin Media:
“I’d like to thank Fiji for an incredible game, that was one of the most enjoyable Test games I’ve ever played in. That was a thriller of a match.
“We let them play more than we’d like to have played. I think we gave them too much ball and they punished us. You saw in the second half, we didn’t give them as much, it allowed us to put points on the board.
“Physicality, physicality, physicality” - is how he answers a question about what they learnt ahead of the game against South Africa."
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