Ireland 36-40 USA: Hosts surrender 19-point lead to lose high-scoring WXV opener

Ireland: Flood; O’Connor, Dalton, Higgins, Elmes Kinlan; O’Brien, Lane; O’Dowd, Moloney-MacDonald, Djougang, Wall, Tuite-O’Sullivan, Adams Verling, King (capt), Wafer

Replacements: Jones, McGrath, Cahill, Clohessy, Hogan, Reilly, McGann, Gallagher

USA: Canett; Uhatafe, Hann, Heinrich, Coulibaly; Vogel, Paton; Rogers, Treder, Sagapolu-Senele; Taufoou, Ehrecke; Humphreys, Perris-Redding (co-capt), Tafuna.

Replacements: Leatherman, Hill-Huse, Woods, Jarrell-Searcy (co-capt), Bailey, Zackary, Bargell, Mason.