'I don't think it's about individual achievements, it's about getting the next win and keep building in this tournament.'
"I don't think it's about individual achievements, it's about getting the next win and keep building in this tournament."
The Irish scored eight tries, man of the match Bundee Aki scoring a second successive brace in front of 15,000 raucous Irish fans in Nantes. The Tongans’ natural ball-handling skills were nullified by their lack of discipline and poor lineouts. The Australia-born wing cut inside fullback Charles Piutau and left the Tongans in his wake as he went over to touch down.It was the Sexton show next up as Garry Ringrose found space and set up his captain who touched down under the posts.
All was good and he added the extras to move Ireland to 31-6 ahead with the bonus point wrapped up prior to the break.They exerted so much pressure that the Irish defence cracked first, veteran flanker Peter O’Mahony was sin-binned and then one of their former All Blacks Vaea Fifita went over.Sexton did not emerge for the second half, coach Andy Farrell deciding to let him put his feet up along with the whole of the front row.
The Irish, though, pulled themselves together as replacement scrum-half Craig Casey fed James Lowe coming in off his left wing and he went over — Byrne converted for 38-16.
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