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.

Head coach Andy Farrell believes Ireland must produce their best performance of the autumn against Australia in order for him to go into his British and Irish Lions sabbatical on a high.

That was just the response Andy Farrell was seeking after two not terribly stirring performances in losing to the All Blacks and then just about beating the Pumas.

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.

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 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,