Johnny Sexton became Ireland’s record points scorer as he scored 16 in their 59-16 romp over Tonga in the Rugby World Cup Pool B match on Saturday.
The 38-year-old moved to 1,src9src, seven more than previous holder Ronan O’Gara, setting it in style with a try he converted in the first half before sitting out the second half as defending champions South Africa loom next Saturday.
The Irish scored eight tries, man of the match Bundee Aki scoring a second successive brace in front of 15,srcsrcsrc raucous Irish fans in Nantes.
Sexton opted to go for goal early on when Tonga infringed and he slotted it over after taking so long to do so that the Tongans raised their arms to suggest he had gone beyond the time limit.
However, Wayne Barnes resisted their overtures and the score stood.
The Tongans’ natural ball-handling skills were nullified by their lack of discipline and poor lineouts.
However, Ireland too were getting on the wrong side of Barnes and William Havili le
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