DUBLIN (The Thursday Times) — Ireland ne Hafte ko Dublin ke Aviva Stadium mein Nations Championship ke match mein waqfe ke baad 26 bila jawab points bana kar Fiji ko 43-15 se shikast de di aur is naye muqablay ke final tak pohanchne ki apni umeedein zinda rakhin.
Tommy O'Brien aur Robert Baloucoune ne do, do tries kin, jabke Ronan Kelleher, Andrew Porter, aur Nick Timoney ne bhi try ki aur Andy Farrell ki team ne saat tries ke saath bonus point wali jeet hasil ki.
Khel hargiz rawan nahin tha. Jake White ki coaching mein khelne wali Fiji ki team Josua Tuisova aur Peceli Yato ki tries ki badaulat 12-7 se aage thi, aur pehle half mein Ireland ki teen tries mustarad kar di gayin. Captain Tadhg Beirne ke sin bin mein jane ke dauran Ben Volavola ki penalty ke baad waqfe par Ireland sirf 17-15 se aage tha.
Waqfe ke baad Ireland ki scrum ne khel par giraft mazboot kar li. Kelleher ne 44wein minute, Porter ne 53wein minute, aur O'Brien ne Sam Prendergast ki grubber kick par saathwein minute mein try ki. Number 8 Timoney ne do tackles se bach kar match khatam hone se teen minute pehle saatwin try ki.
Centre Jamie Osborne teen minute baad baazu ki chot ki wajah se maidan se bahar chale gaye, jabke Ulster ke forward James McNabney ka debut sirf chaar minute chala kyunke unhein aik khiladi ka baazu lag gaya, taham woh khud chal kar maidan se bahar gaye.
Agla muqabla South Africa se
Is jeet ke baad shumali nisf kurre ki table mein Ireland ke 20 points hain, jitne England ke, jo points ke farq se doosre number par hai, aur woh sar-e-fehrist France se aik point peeche hai. England ne Hafte ko hi Japan ko 78-15 se haraya, aur isi din Wales ne 1953 ke baad pehli baar New Zealand ko shikast di.
Ireland agle Hafte aalmi champion South Africa ki mezbani karega, aur 29 November ko Twickenham mein hone wale final tak pohanchne ke liye use Argentina se khelne wale France aur New Zealand se muqabla karne wale England ki nakami ki bhi zaroorat hogi. Guzishta hafte France se 54-17 se haarne wali Fiji ki team ab tak koi point hasil nahin kar saki.
