Semi Radradra has been unstoppable since joining Bristol during the summer and he now faces former club Bordeaux on Friday in Europe.
Tom Hardwick’s last-minute penalty earned Tigers a crucial losing bonus point in a match where Manu Tuilagi returned to action after a spell out.
Aki attended a disciplinary hearing in Tokyo which lasted over three hours, with the IRFU flying over special legal counsel from Ireland in a bid to get the player's red card against Samoa overturned.
Bundee Aki's likely suspension will give Ireland a midfield headache but they head into 2019's quarter-finals in a healthy state as they are not decimated by injuries as happened in 2015.
Ireland needed a response following two shaky outings at the World Cup and they got it, their half-back partnership outclassing Samoa and making light work of Bundee Aki's red card.
Stuttering Ireland have made multiple changes to their team for the must-win encounter versus Samoa on Saturday, a selection that includes a first appearance at the finals for one midfield missing link.
Tusi Pisi will make his third World Cup appearance at the age of 37, while prop Michael Alaalatoa will complete a compelling family story after both were named in Samoa's squad on Saturday.