Fukuoka (Japan) (AFP)
Ireland qualified for the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup, thanks to its success in Samoa (47-5) on Saturday in Fukuoka.
Ireland joins New Zealand and South Africa (Pool B), England and France (Pool C), Wales and Australia (Pool D) in quarterfinals.
The last ticket will be played Sunday between Japan and Scotland if the match, threatened by Typhoon Hagibis, can be played.
Intermittent in the performance since their success against the Scots (27-3) opening, the Irish have won a convincing success against the Samoans, punctuated by seven tries. But they lost their center Aki, excluded for a dangerous veneer (29). His absence will be a serious blow for the XV Trefoil who dreams of getting into the semifinals for the first time.
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