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Stade de la Beaujoire / 16.09.2023

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Ireland 59-16 Tonga: Johnny Sexton becomes record points scorer for his country in Rugby World Cup win

Ireland made it two wins from as maany games at the Rugby World Cup with a victory over Tonga in Nantes on Saturday evening. The Irish are well fancied to go deep in the tournament and produced a polished performance, with Johnny Sexton taking the plaudits after scoring a try to become his country's all-time leading points scorer - moving past Ronan O'Gara.

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J. Sexton(8')
T. Beirne(22')
J. Sexton(23')
C. Doris(27')
J. Sexton(29')
M. Hansen(34')
J. Sexton(35')
J. Sexton(40')
J. Sexton(40')
J. Lowe(60')
R. Byrne(60')
B. Aki(64')
R. Byrne(65')
B. Aki(70')
R. Byrne(71')
R. Herring(82')
R. Byrne(82')

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P. O'Mahony(44')

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	Teams	Latest results	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
1	Ireland IRL		4	4	0	0	190	46	144	19
2	South Africa RSA		4	3	0	1	151	34	117	15
3	Scotland SCO		4	2	0	2	146	71	75	10
4	Tonga TGA		4	1	0	3	96	177	-81	5
5	Romania ROU		4	0	0	4	32	287	-255	0

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