Sluggish Ireland labour to tame Fiji

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Ireland............................... 35pts
Tries: Timoney 15, 20; Baloucoune 25, Hansen 61, Healy 74
Conversions: Carbery 15, 21, 26; Crowley 62, 76

Fiji......................................... 17pts
Tries: Ravouvou 4, Kuruvoli 64
Conversions: Tela 5, Volavola 64
Penalties: Tela 23
IRELAND, the number one ranked side in the world, made hard work of beating Fiji and will have to crank it up next week when they play an Australia side smarting from defeat in Italy.
It was all a bit loose from Ireland in the opening couple of minutes and Fiji picked up the vibe wit...

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