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Ireland recovered from a sluggish first-half performance to wear down spirited Fiji and keep alive their hopes of topping the Nations Championship northern hemisphere table with a bonus-point win in Dublin.
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Ireland → recover → Dublin
After thumping Argentina last week, Ireland failed to click in an unconvincing opening, with Tommy O'Brien's early try and a Robert Baloucoune double enough for a 17-15 lead.
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try → thump → lead
Fiji arrived in Dublin without a win in nine previous meetings against their hosts, and having been thrashed 54-17 by France last week.
But they dreamed of a historic win after tries from Josua Tuisova and Peceli Yato, and a Ben Volavola penalty, kept them firmly in the contest at the break.
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tries → arrive → break
However, Ronan Kelleher, Andrew Porter and O'Brien crossed as Andy Farrell's men scored 26 unanswered second-half points to deny the Pacific Islanders, who remain without a point in the competition.
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who → cross → competition
The result left Ireland one point off northern hemisphere leaders France before next week's mouthwatering tussle with world champions South Africa in Dublin.
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result → leave → Dublin
When these sides last met, in Dublin two years ago, Ireland scored four converted tries to effectively end the contest by half-time on their way to a 52-17 win.
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Ireland → meet → win
Despite making seven changes from last week's victory over the Pumas and losing centre Jamie Osborne to an early injury, Ireland threatened to gallop into the distance in a hurry.
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Ireland → make → hurry
The back three of Hansen, Baloucoune and O'Brien connected to put the latter in for an eighth-minute try - the wing atoning for an earlier knock-on.
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wing → connect → on
Gibson-Park, back in the starting line-up, thought he had added a second for Ireland, but the scrum-half lost control of the ball as he touched down.
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he → start → ball
From there, Fiji decided to get moving and hit back quickly when mountainous centre Tuisova barged over the line after a piercing carry by Yato.
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Tuisova → decide → Yato
Yato, who took over the captaincy from Tevita Ikanivere for Saturday's game, then touched down himself after winger Juta Wainiqolo surged through a hole in the home defence.
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Wainiqolo → take → defence
Irish frustration deepened when Ryan Baird was stopped just short of the line but, after a superb Prendergast kick caused havoc in the Fijian defence, the fly-half put Baloucoune in after good work from the impressive Hansen.
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half → deepen → Hansen
Fiji, playing with rising confidence, responded when prop Luke Tagi burst over, but Isoa Nasilasila was adjudged to have knocked the ball in the away side's line-out.
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Nasilasila → play → out
But Ireland were further vexed before half-time amid an increasingly uneasy atmosphere at Aviva Stadium when Baloucoune's second try was followed by a yellow card for captain Tadhg Beirne - after Angus Gardner had initially shown a card to James Ryan.
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Gardner → vex → Ryan
That allowed Volavola to kick the visitors to within two points at half-time.
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Volavola → allow → time
Jake White's side played with immense physicality and purpose in the first half but their challenge faded after the restart.
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challenge → play → restart
After Kelleher's try extended the home side's advantage, Ulster forward James McNabney made a stunning debut cameo off the bench.
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McNabney → extend → bench
Within a few minutes of being introduced, the totemic 23-year-old rampaged through the Fijian defence and was stopped short by prop Inoke Ravuiwasa, who was yellow carded.
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who → introduce → Ravuiwasa
McNabney, though, was unable to continue following the collision, but Porter and Timoney claimed later tries - the latter set up by Prendergast's well-judged grubber kick - to add gloss to the scoreline.
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latter → continue → scoreline
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