Other: Ireland 53 Fiji 0

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Ulster’s youngsters will have give Declan Kidney a few selection headaches as they moved seamlessly into the International Arena with an exhilarating  performance against a hapless Fiji. Man of the Match Craig Gilroy made a mockery of  the Grand Turnip’s selections to date as “Gillers” proceeded to steal the show, not just with his three tries, but with every aspect of his game.

It was a pleasure to see a relaxed Ireland side play with pace and precision making the ball do the work and “Kidders” really only has two decisions to chose from for the duration of his contract – either embrace the Irish youth that are coming through the system or resign early.

Ireland’s first try was wonderful in it’s simplicity setting the tone for the night. Three minutes after Patrick Jackson had put Ireland ahead, with a sixth minute penalty, Luke Marshall drew the defence and his wonderful pass gave Gilroy the simplest of run ins and while it sounds easy it was executed at such pace and the pass was so precise that it was practically undefendable.

Fergus McFadden was next on the score board as the ball was moved wide by Marshall and . . .

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