Sexton slotted over his third conversion and made it four out of four after Kearney slid under the tackles of two Fijian players to score Ireland's fourth try with four minutes of normal time remaining.

BBC: Ireland 41-6 Fiji

The second half lacked the you-score, we-score, theatre of the opening 45 minutes but as the match moved into the final 20 minutes of normal time, the players started to tire in the heat and there was an increasing sense of anxiety emanating from the stands.

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