Jake White Fiji

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.