Wallace helps Ireland

DUBLIN – Ireland signed off from Lansdowne Road with an emotional 61-17 victory over the Pacific Islanders on Sunday, helped by an outstanding 26-point performance from flyhalf Paddy Wallace on his full debut.

Wallace had a superb game in place of the talismanic Ronan O’Gara, landing nine of his 11 kicks and scoring one of his team’s eight tries in the last game at the stadium, which is to due to pulled down next year and redeveloped. With a new-look side that included three newcomers in the starting 15, Ireland did not look as assured as they did in their first half against Australia last week.But their greater organisation eventually paid off with tries for Denis Hickie, Shane Horgan, Rory Best, Wallace, Paul O’Connell and two for flanker Simon Easterby.Malcolm O’Kelly, fittingly scored the eighth.ReutersWith a new-look side that included three newcomers in the starting 15, Ireland did not look as assured as they did in their first half against Australia last week.But their greater organisation eventually paid off with tries for Denis Hickie, Shane Horgan, Rory Best, Wallace, Paul O’Connell and two for flanker Simon Easterby.Malcolm O’Kelly, fittingly scored the eighth.Reuters