Ireland v Namibia

Mercurial fly-half Ronan O’Gara stepped into the World Cup spotlight at a rain-drenched Aussie Stadium as Ireland looked to dispose of Namibia with the minimum of fuss.

O’Gara is facing the likelihood of missing the key Pool A clashes with Argentina and Australia unless he can put in a performance good enough to persuade coach Eddie O’Sullivan to dump David Humphreys from his first-choice line-up.