Ireland put in their most convincing performance of the autumn internationals with a 52-17 victory over Fiji in Dublin.
Heading into their third fixture off the back off a defeat by the All Blacks and a narrow, tense win over Argentina, a much-changed Irish side dominated Fiji from the off.
Bundee Aki crossed seven minutes into the second half before Kitione Salawa hit back for the Fijians. However, the injection the crowd required came when debutant McCarthy popped the ball back inside to Doris from a maul and the Irish captain crashed over. However, the Fijians infringed at the breakdown and, after taking the tap and go from the resulting penalty, Van der Flier powered his way over the line for a second Irish score.Fiji got on the board through Caleb Muntz's well-taken penalty, but there was an immediate setback as Eroni Mawi was yellow carded for a tip tackle on Doris just as Prendergast returned to the field.
The 21-year-old spotted Hansen out wide off the back of a scrum, and the his inch-perfect kick was gathered by the Connacht wing with the clock in the red.
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