Four-time European Cup winner Johnny Sexton scored two tries and kicked four conversions for a tally of 18 points as Ireland defeated Samoa 47-5 in Japan on Saturday to seal a Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand next weekend. The 34-year-old Leinster Rugby fly-half – who has amassed 659 points in the European Cup – helped Ireland take all five points from the match in Fukuoka, but it wasn’t enough to secure top spot in Pool A after Japan defeated Scotland 28-21 on Sunday. Sexton’s Leinster team-mates, Tadhg Furlong and Jordan Larmour, chipped in with a try apiece, while Munster Rugby No.8 CJ Stander and wing Andrew Conway also crossed the whitewash. 2018 Champions Cup winners Leinster will take on Benetton Rugby, Lyon and Northampton Saints in Pool 1 when the competition gets underway next month, while Munster have been drawn in Pool 4 alongside 2019 winners Saracens, 2018 finalists Racing 92 and Ospreys. [jwplayer CWHc12Pf] Scotland were eliminated from the World Cup on Sunday despite a battling second-half display that yielded converted tries from Glasgow Warriors prop Zander Fagerson and Edinburgh prop WP Nel. They had made the perfect start when Racing 92 fly-half Finn Russell darted through the splintered Japan line for the opening try, but that was as good as it got, with the Brave Blossoms putting on a stunning attacking display to score four unanswered tries inside 45 minutes. Elsewhere, Ospreys prop Nicky Smith scored the opening try in Wales’ 35-13 victory over Uruguay on Sunday to secure top spot in Pool D and set up a mouthwatering quarter-final against France next weekend. For more information and how to buy tickets for the 2020 European Finals Weekend in Marseille, click HERE.