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,

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.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is encouraged by how his much-changed side "controlled the game" in their 52-17 win over Fiji.

Ireland’s wing Mack Hansen celebrates with with teammate Ciaran Frawley after scoring their fourth try during the Autumn International rugby union test match between Ireland and Fiji at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, on November 23, 2024. picture ...

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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.

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.