Farrell: 'Hopefully the journey has just started, and it's going to get a little bit better as well'

JOURNEY JUST STARTING: Andy Farrell promised Ireland supporters that their team’s World Cup had only just started after they opened their Pool B campaign with an 82-8 victory over Romania on Saturday. Pic:  ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Andy Farrell promised Ireland supporters that their team’s World Cup had only just started after they opened their Pool B campaign with an 82-8 victory over Romania on Saturday.

Records toppled at Stade de Bordeaux despite brutally hot conditions with the thermometer topping 36C at kick-off, the 12-try rout was Ireland’s biggest victory and largest winning margin at a World Cup, bettering the 64-7 pool win over Namibia in 2003 while captain Johnny Sexton equalled David Humphries’ 24 points against Argentina in 1999 with two tries and seven conversions against the Romanians.