The hosts established a tight 17-15 advantage by halftime before pulling away convincingly in the second period. Fiji had briefly unsettled the home side with two rapid tries from Josua Tuisova and captain Peceli Yato midway through the opening half. However, an unanswered second-half scoring run sealed the victory and maintained pressure at the top of the table.
Key points
Ireland earned 20 standings points to match England and sit one point behind France.: Ireland earned 20 standings points to match England and sit one point behind France.
The outcome preserves Ireland's hopes of qualifying for the Nations Championship final.: The outcome preserves Ireland's hopes of qualifying for the Nations Championship final.
Ronan Kelleher, Andrew Porter, and Nick Tominey added second-half tries to secure the win.: Ronan Kelleher, Andrew Porter, and Nick Tominey added second-half tries to secure the win.
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DUBLIN, Nov 14 : Ireland secured an emphatic 43-15 victory over Fiji in the Nations Championship on Saturday to stay in contention for a place in the final of the new competition.
Ireland were 17-15 ahead at halftime and stretched their lead after the break to move to 20 points in the Northern Hemisphere standings, level with England and a point behind France.
Wingers Tommy O’Brien and Robert Baloucoune scored two tries each with Ronan Kelleher, Andrew Porter and Nick Tominey getting the other three.
Fiji’s two tries came with four minutes midway through the first half from Josua Tuisova and captain Peceli Yato.
(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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