Ireland wrap up their World Cup preparations in unconvincing fashion as they come from behind to beat Samoa in Bayonne.
Ireland wrapped up their World Cup preparations in unconvincing fashion as they came from behind to beat Samoa.
While Ireland continued their winning run to cling on to their world number one ranking, Farrell will almost certainly be concerned with a messy first-half display riddled with errors in admittedly testing conditions in south-west France. Healy - who was making his 125th appearance for Ireland - cut a dejected figure as he exited the field, immediately casting doubt over the 35-year-old prop's World Cup chances.
There was time for a couple of Irish handling errors before Samoa - who brought speed and enterprise to a scrappy game - won a penalty just outside the 22-metre line, with Sopoaga nailing his kick to give the Pacific Islanders a shock three-point lead at the break.While hooker Tom Stewart found the going tough in his first international start, his Ulster team-mate Herring made a significant impact off the bench.
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