Johnny Sexton became Ireland's record points scorer as he scored 16 in their 59-16 romp over Tonga in the Rugby World Cup Pool B match on Saturday.
The 38-year-old moved to 1,090, seven more than previous holder Ronan O'Gara, setting it in style with a try he converted in the first half before sitting out the second half as defending champions South Africa loom next Saturday.
However, Ireland too were getting on the wrong side of Barnes and William Havili levelled the match with a penalty just inside the Irish half.Caelan Doris broke through the Tongan defence and offloaded to Tadhg Beirne whose momentum carried him to the line. Sexton converted for 10-3. He gathered himself and converted after a nervy pause as referee Barnes waited to see if the try needed to be reviewed.
Indeed it was the Tongans who added the first points, Havili adding a penalty soon after the restart for 31-16 and they managed to defend stoutly and pose a threat in other moments.
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