Ireland overcome Fiji in bruising encounter

Ireland saw off a stubborn Fijian side with a bonus-point victory to keep pace with their Northern Hemisphere rivals at the top of the Nations Championship standings in Dublin on Saturday night. Andy Farrell’s side will turn their focus immediately to the visit of world champions South Africa to Aviva Stadium next Saturday as they bid to secure as high a seeding as possible for the finals weekend in Twickenham the following weekend but Ireland will know they have been in a battle despite the convincing scoreline.

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Keenan grabs hat-trick as Ireland demolish Argentina – Nations Championship

Ireland’s Nations Championship campaign roared into life at Aviva Stadium, as Hugo Keenan’s hat-trick sent them on their way to a 42-12 hammering of Argentina. Andy Farrell’s side produced their best performance since the Six Nations to rack up a bonus-point win against Felipe Contepomi’s side, as their attack and set-piece clicked into gear.

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Austrian fightback cancels out Parrott double

Troy Parrott’s double was not enough to earn the Republic of Ireland a second straight win as Austria fought back to draw a Uefa Nations League game twice briefly interrupted by protests in the first half in Dublin. Parrott opened the scoring with a superb solo effort adding a second from the penalty spot but a second half fightback from Austria saw the spoils shared.

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