Andy Farrell has responded after Fiji head coach Mick Byrne suggested that Ireland were the beneficiaries of a controversial officiating call. Rookie fly-half Sam Prendergast, who was making his first Test start,

Ireland punished their visitors with tries from captain Caelen Doris, Josh van der Flier, Craig Casey and Mack Hansen as they led 28-3 at half-time. Hansen scored again after the break with Aki McCarthy, Ronan Kelleher also adding scores, while Fiji replied through Kitione Salawa and Setareki Turagacoke.

Andy Farrell will have been happy with the scoreboard, eight tries is a decent return in any game, 52-17 looks good. The idea that there were two debutants, Gus McCarthy and Cormac Izuchukwu, an out-half Sam Prendergast making his starting debut,

Test debuts given to Gus McCarthy and Cormac Izuchukwu, a full Test debut to Sam Prendergast and a third Test start for Jamie Osborne

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's fresh charges gave coach Andy Farrell options to ponder for the autumn rugby closer against Australia after they comfortably handled Fiji 52-17 on Saturday. All eight Ireland tries came off set plays,

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.