- Quarter-final: Ireland 24-28 New Zealand
- Eighth successive World Cup quarter-final defeat for Ireland
The agony goes on. Ireland must wonder what they have to do to break this quarter-final curse, how long to spend as No 1 in the world, how many grand slams to win, how many victories in a row. Instead, let the record state: eight quarter-finals, eight defeats.
So much came to an end. Not just the dream of a World Cup semi-final; not just the career of Johnny Sexton, who wandered the pitch in tears at the end; not just a run of 17 consecutive Test wins, only one shy of the record held by England and, yes, these blessed All Blacks.
Written by Michael Aylwin at the Stade de France
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/14/ireland-new-zealand-rugby-world-cup-quarter-final-match-report under the title “New Zealand hold off Ireland in titanic battle to reach World Cup semi-finals”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
