Ireland move on to an eagerly-anticipated World Cup Pool B contest against holders South Africa after beating Tonga in Nantes.
Andy Farrell has guided Ireland to 15 straight wins before next week's crunch Pool B game against three-time world champions South Africa
Farrell took no chances. Retaining Sexton in a strong line-up that showed both Irish respect to Tonga and the desire to experience a bruising physical encounter before renewing hostilities with the Springboks, Farrell opted for momentum over rotation.And while Tonga caused the world's number one side a few headaches, Ireland were never really in danger of experiencing a repeat of that humbling night in Japan.
For Ireland, the first two games were always about getting the job done and building a healthy points total. The question now is, are they where they need to be for South Africa?"I would hope we will be better because we'll certainly need to be when it gets to playing against a fantastic side in South Africa," said Farrell."It's something that we've talked about quite a bit, obviously with the opponents that we knew we were going to face.
Farrell's side also have relatively fresh memories of besting the Springboks in a brutal Aviva Stadium encounter in November.
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