Ireland v New Zealand: Who will be packing their bags and heading home early after the final whistle tonight?
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Ireland v All Blacks: Who will be going home TONIGHT?
Ireland v New Zealand: Who will be packing their bags and heading home early after the final whistle tonight?
Ireland v New Zealand: Who will be packing their bags and heading home early after the final whistle tonight?
Image via Twitter: @irishrugby
New Zealand head coach Ian Foster says he has told his players not to “go into your shell” for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final with Ireland as “we don’t want to die wondering” what might have been.
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The three-time champions thrashed the Irish 46-14 at the same stage four years ago, but many expect the roles to be reversed at the Stade de France.
Kick-off is at 21:00 (SA time).
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The Irish are bidding to become the third Tier One nation to win 18 successive Tests – a run that began when they won the final two matches against the All Blacks in their historic series win last year in New Zealand.
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Who will be packing their bags and heading home early after the final whistle tonight?
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TEAMS
Ireland
15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Johnny Sexton (captain), 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Iain Henderson, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Joe McCarthy, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 Jimmy O’Brien
New Zealand
15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Leicester Fainga’anuku, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane (captain), 6 Shannon Frizell, 5 Scott Barrett, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Tamaiti Williams, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Samuel Whitelock, 20 Dalton Papali’i, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 Damian McKenzie, 23 Anton Lienert-Brown
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