Ireland open with six-try win over Japan to give them hope of making last eight

Pool C: Ireland 42-14 JapanO’Brien kicks six conversions in powerful displayThe shadow of the defending champions, New Zealand, looms over Pool C and on that basis Ireland could not afford to lose. They kicked off their World Cup campaign with a fluent victory, in which every element of their game functioned well on the immaculate Franklin’s Gardens pitch.Japan won the previous match between these two, a 29-10 victory in 2022, and had they upset the odds it would hardly have represented their own Miracle of Brighton. But Ireland are a different proposition under Scott Bemand and their physicality and accuracy, for the most part, was just too much for their willing opponents. Japan were outclassed and overpowered, in truth, but two converted tries gave their impressive supporters something to shout about. Continue reading...

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