Japan are throwing the ball about again but a sloppy pass means any chance of an attack slips away. Cian Prendergast was ...

Japan are so effective with ball in hand that they will not want to get into a kick battle with a much taller Ireland team.

Ireland labored to put away Japan by a flattering 41-10 at a sun-kissed Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Coach Andy Farrell wanted ...

Ireland outlasted a tenacious Japan side to win 41-10 in a largely underwhelming autumn Test in Dublin. After last week's ...

DUBLIN - Ireland started slowly before pulling away to beat Japan 41-10 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday with a strong second half easing concerns about their recent form ahead of tougher challenges ...

By the time the whistle blew for the end, the Irish lineout had an 82 per cent success rate to Japan’s 94 per cent and in ...

Decent move by Ireland, Jamie Osborne's pass sent Tommy O'Brien clear. However, Japan scrambled well before the move back ...

Jimmy O’Brien came on and replaced Osborne against Japan. Five of his Irish caps have been in that position, four of them in ...

ANDY Farrell was pleased with the way Ireland got their act together to put Japan to the sword with an impressive second half ...

Ireland flexed their muscles in a one-sided second half at the Aviva, with three front-rowers crossing the whitewash, yet ...

Andy Farrell's side pulled clear of a feisty Japan side in the second half to run out 41-10 winners, but the Irish head coach ...

Jack Crowley and Nick Timoney scored in the first half to cancel out Kenji Satos try for Japan; tries from Andrew Porter, ...