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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Oisin Doherty

Japan 22-57 Ireland: Ireland fight back from shocker start to record historic win in Japan

Ireland fought back from a horror start to run in nine tries and beat Japan by 35 points in the first test of a two test series against Japan in Shizuoka.

The home side flew out of the blocks scoring two tries and kicking a penalty in the first 15 minutes to put Irish backs up against the wall right from the off.

Greg McWilliams side responded in impressive fashion, holding Japan to just a solitary try over the next 65 minutes, while scoring a sackful of their own.

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