The resounding chorus of the Fields of Athenry was hushed only as long as it took Sexton to drill over the conversion and make it 24-3.

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Taylor looked all but unbeatable in her semifinal and was serenaded by a rendition of The Fields of Athenry from the Irish fans as she completed a 17-9 victory over Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva.

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