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.

Ireland are likely to be without utiltiy back Jamie Osborne for the final Autumn Nations Series match against Australia.

Ireland continue their Autumn Nations Series this afternoon as they take on Fiji in Dublin. Andy Farrell’s side have yet to hit top form in the current campaign, largely flat in an opening defeat to New Zealand before doing just about enough to beat Argentina 22-19 last week.

Live November international coverage in New Zealand — including this Ireland vs Fiji — comes courtesy of Sky Sport, which is available as part of a range of pay TV packages. This one's on Sky Sport 1 and subscribers can also watch the rugby on mobiles using the Sky Go service.

Ireland 52 Fiji 17 Gus McCarthy claimed a debut try and Mack Hansen touched down twice as Ireland set aside their unconvincing start to the autumn to ease to victory over Fiji in Dublin. Andy Farrell’s much-changed side were seeking an improved performance in their third outing of the month following a sobering defeat by New Zealand and a narrow

Ireland produced a flair-filled performance after two under-par displays to trounce Fiji 52-17 in their one-off rugby Test at Lansdowne Road on Saturday for their first back-to-back wins since February.

THIS WAS SEEN as possibly being the strongest Fiji team ever to visit Dublin and while Mick Byrne’s men will be disappointed with their indisciplined performance, Andy Farrell’s Ireland didn’t give them much scope to shine.