When pressed on his disappointment with the result and the possible end of qualification Stephen Kenny was unable to offer a positive response.

Adam Idah scored from the spot early to put the Boys in Green in control. 

Rubiales kissed the midfielder on the lips during the trophy presentation following Spain’s victory over England in last month’s World Cup final, but Hermoso said the kiss was not consensual

South Africa left Scotland for dead with two tries shortly after the interval.

22-year-old Joe McCarthy was delighted to get a try on his Rugby World Cup in front of a huge Irish support. 

The more experts the game appoints to ensure justice is not only done but seen to be done, the more confusing it becomes.

The American band delighted the full house at one of the headline gigs of Sounds From A Safe Harbour 

“I saw it about two screens away so it did look like a head-on-head collision and I was expecting the TMO to come in and make the referee aware of that,” said Scotland coach Gregor Townsend afterwards.

The two-try 18-3 victory, built on the back of their dominant breakdown and strong set piece, which took some time to fully get going, was an ominous signal for the rest of the competition.

McIlroy put four balls in the water en route to a 74 that left him tied for 16th, five shots behind the winner, while Lowry finished third.

The TV review as the Rugby World Cup starts on Friday and Ireland's Euro 2024 qualification all but ended on Sunday night.

A defeat to Japan was the last straw. 

Johnny Sexton got his fourth Rugby World Cup underway in impressive style as he captained Ireland to an 82-8 victory over Pool B underdogs Romania at Stade de Bordeaux.

Japan made the most of Chile's two yellow cards to prevail with a brace by Amato Fakatava and other tries from Jone Naikabula, Michael Leitch, Ryoto Nakamura and Warner Dearns, all six being converted by Rikiya Matsuda.

Curry was sent off in the third minute after a dangerous challenge on Juan Cruz Mallia that resulted in his yellow card being upgraded to red by the bunker review system.

Thousands of ticket holders missed the start of the Pool D opener because of the limited number of entry points and turnstiles, insufficient staffing levels and extensive security checks.

Andy Farrell's side showed no mercy as they got up and running against Romania on Saturday.

There’s a certain irony that while once women’s soccer wouldn’t make the back page of a local paper, in fact, Pet’s Corner would have trumped it, these days it’s never out of the headlines.

Andy Farrell's men took care of business against Romania in the tournament opener on Saturday. 

The Deepest Breath will see you subconsciously holding your own breath.