Ireland goes home after falling short again with an eighth Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat.
The Irish trailed 13-0 and 18-10 in the first half, and by 25-17 in the second half before a penalty try made it a one-point contest with a little more than 15 minutes left. Hooker Codie Taylor was sin-binned for collapsing the maul, leaving New Zealand a man down for the second time.
Right winger Will Jordan’s brilliant try early in the second half, expertly set up and then converted by flyhalf Richie Mo’unga, gave the All Blacks a 25-17 lead.New Zealand’s Aaron Smith, centre, challenges for the ball during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between Ireland and New Zealand.Fainga’anuku’s early try helped the All Blacks to 13-0 and gave him his fifth try of the tournament.
Ireland took an attacking lineout, the maul worked to perfection, and Gibson-Park dummied inside Jordan to squirm over the line for a converted try. Ireland’s winning test run ended at 17, one short of the tier one record held by England and New Zealand, and one short of a desperately sought first semifinal.
Ireland’s Green Army of fans drowned out the haka by belting out “The Fields of Athenry” so loudly it could have shaken homes back in Dublin.
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