Ireland Record 39-31 Win Over Japan.

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Saturday, July 3rd, 2021 3:55pm

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

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It was the opening match of the Summer Series.

Ireland beat Japan 39-points-to-31 in their opening summer series match at the Aviva Stadium this afternoon.

Chris Farrell, Stuart McCloskey, Finlay Bealham, Josh van der Flier, Jacob Stockdale all went over the line for Andy Farrell's side.

#TeamOfUs

𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿! 🙌💚

Thank you so much for your support! It was brilliant to have 3,000 of you here today. It meant the world! #ShoulderToShoulder #IrishRugby #VodafoneSummerSeries #IREvJPN pic.twitter.com/VopfKc7jgg

— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) July 3, 2021

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