Ireland got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start as they ran out 50 points to 7 winners over Canada, with Joe Schmidt’s scoring seven tries.
Tullow’s Sean O’Brien, Ian Henderson, Jonathon Sexton and Dave Kearney put Ireland in a commanding position in the first half.
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Sean Cronin, Rob Kearney and Jared Payne all added to Ireland’s tally in the second period, while DTH van der Merwe gave Canada a consolation try.
Paul O’Connell was sin binned in the second half while Cian Healy made his long awaited return from injury.
