Ireland's bid to overturn Aki's red card sanction proves unsuccessful.

Bundee Aki will head into a disciplinary hearing in Tokyo today to decide his World Cup fate with the backing of old friends from the Samoa camp as Ireland hoped for clemency for their centre ahead of this weekend’s quarter-finals.

Ireland booked their place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a comprehensive victory over Samoa.

Jack Carty crowned a glorious week as he celebrating his call-up to the Irish squad by scoring the match-winning try three minutes from time to send Connacht into the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup.

Ireland 19 Australia 15