Hughes demonstrated electric footwork to score the first try, which followed a careless offload by Ireland prop James Hasson, and produced a pinpoint lofted kick to corner for winger Jordan Rapana to score the second. In between, Senior brought the biggest cheer of the night by picking off Briton Nikora’s pass to sprint 40 metres for Ireland’s try. Brown took over the goalkicking duties after Rapana could manage just two successes from his five attempts in the first half but was wide with his first two kicks at goal before finally converting Hughes’ second try on the hour. Brown’s second goal made it 44-6 but Ireland reached double figures on 65 minutes when Senior grabbed his second try of the night after pouncing on Mulitalo’s handling error. The Kiwis then had the final say when classy full-back Joey Manu sliced through for their 10th try.

Source: The Herald October 29, 2022 09:08 UTC