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There was a moment, in the 10th minute to be precise, when Ireland actually looked in a genuine spot of bother. Sam Prendergast’s yellow card was going through the bunker review and Fiji had skilfully manipulated the 14-man Irish defence…

Sammie Szmodics has rarely lacked confidence in his own ability but there were times along the way, by his own admission, when the prospect of playing in England’s top tier seemed very, very remote. “When you get to 27, 28…