Ireland vs Fiji LIVE rugby: Result and reaction from autumn international as Ireland cruise to win
Ireland 35-17 Fiji: Nick Timoney scored twice as Ireland ran in five tries against their 14-man opponents
Ireland convincingly beat 14-man Fiji in Dublin as they ran in five tries during a 35-17 win.
Nick Timoney went over twice, while Robert Baloucoune, Mack Hansen and Cian Healy also dotted down for the hosts. Fiji showed flashes of their ability with two superb scores from Kalaveti Ravouvou and Simione Kuruvoli but Albert Tuisue’s red card for a high hit on Joey Carbery ended any realistic chance of victory.
Last week, Ireland showcased why they are the number one side in the world with a hard-fought win over world champions South Africa. Fiji didn’t pose the same test but the hosts were clinical enough when they needed to be.
Andy Farrell made wholesale changes to his team with a further Test against Australia to come next weekend and some of the new faces laid down a marker as the like of Timoney, Kieran Treadwell and Stuart McCloskey all shone to give their coach something to think about.
Relive the action as Ireland beat Fiji in Dublin:
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Justin Tipuric discusses Wales’s win
Wales skipper Justin Tipuric has discussed the victory with Prime Video.
“It's a lot nicer winning, that's for sure,” he admitted. “We knew after last week we'd have a lot of stick and rightly so. It shows the characters in the team to bounce back.
“Now we need to sharpen up on a few things and put in a better performance against Georgia next week.
“A big work-on from last week was our defence. The boys stood up today and put everything right. The character and attitude to come here, the Argies are a good team, they could have steamrollered us like last week but we came out fighting and got the win
“We’ve got to keep performing well and improving. Every week is a chance to do that.”
Pablo Matera discusses defeat
Argentina skipper Pablo Matera gives his thoughts on the defeat.
“It was a physical game,” he said. “We didn't quite do the job, we had a lot of opportunities to score but didn't finish the plays.
“This is one of the best rugby stadiums in the world. It’s hard to take this loss because we know if we played a little better, we could have taken the win. Well done to Wales, they were physical and tough from minute one to minute 80.
“We had a short week, it was a big challenge after last week to turn the page as quickly as possible. We did a good job with that, nothing to complain about how we prepared. It was 80 minutes of rugby and our effort was where it needed to be.”
Taulupe Faletau reacts
Taulupe Faletau was named Player of the Match for a tireless display and he gave his immediate reaction to Prime Video after the game.
He said: “Our performance was better than last week but there’s still plenty to work on. Looking back at the game last week and at where we went wrong, we talked about mindset. I think we were much better with that today. You've just got to keep working hard.”
FULL-TIME! Wales 20-13 Argentina
It wasn’t always pretty but Wales hold on for a desperately-needed win!
Wales 20-13 Argentina, 80 mins
Wales just need to stay disciplined defensively. And they do! The ball is loose, Ken Owens picks it up, feeds Rhys Priestland and he kicks to touch!
Wales win!
Wales 20-13 Argentina, 80 mins
The Pumas win a penalty and the kick to touch moves them up towards halfway. A long way to go to get the equalising score though. Clock into the red.
Wales 20-13 Argentina, 79 mins
Scrappy lineout but won by Wales and Morgan makes a few yards on the carry. Argentina get the ball back but they’re deep in their own 22 and Albornoz’s kick clear is charged down by Williams. It squirts into touch for a five-metre lineout.
Wales 20-13 Argentina, 78 mins
Wales’s defence still shooting up and holding Argentina. Tipuric in particular a tackling machine. The Pumas can’t get over the halfway line and eventually give away possession.
Williams’ chip kick over the top is collected well by Carreras. But Argentina stuck in their own half and then Matera is forced into touch on the left. Wales have possession back with two minutes to go.
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