Ireland’s fresh charges have given coach Andy Farrell options to ponder for the autumn rugby closer against Australia after they comfortably handled Fiji 52-17 in Dublin.

A dominant Ireland thrashed a disjointed and undisciplined Fiji 52-17 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, running in eight tries, three of them assisted and one scored by debutant hooker Gus McCarthy. The Six Nations champions made a stuttering start to their November series,

It's been a while since Ireland had a stress-free game of rugby, but Andy Farrell's side had just that at Aviva Stadium as they made light work of an ill-disciplined Fiji in a 52-17 victory.