Churchill Cup: Ireland A coach Michael Bradley insisted his side should draw inspiration from the New Zealand Maori's ruthless 50-22 triumph at Sandy Park.

The Maori ran-in seven tries to book their place in the Churchill Cup final against England at Twickenham and Bradley hailed their attacking brilliance.

He said: "We made a good start but when you face a side like the Maori you have to be careful about giving them space. They kept the ball alive and we were chasing the game. They won it soon after half-time if we are honest.

"From our point of view a lot of our players have not played at this kind of level before so it was a great experience. It is a lesson learned and gives my players something to aspire to in terms of physical fitness and ball handling skills."

Hosea Gear and Ben May scored two tries while Shannon Paku, Callum Bruce and man of the match Tamati Ellison also crossed for the Maori.

Ireland produced four tries with Darren Cave claiming a brace and Keith Earls and David Gannon also touching down, but they could not keep up with the free running Maori.

Shane Howarth, the Maori coach, admitted his team's set-pieces were shaky but praised their invention.

He said: "There was a little bit of complacency from our guys and, added to some new combinations, that affected us at the beginning. But we were confident once we got the ball. It is a pleasure to coach this side when there is so much flair that you just can't contain.

"Our scrums were a bit scratchy but our line outs functioned well. Twickenham is the home of England Rugby and we know that England will be really up for the final on Saturday.

"We just hope it is a great day and a good game."