Irish eyes crying not smiling as World Cup ends in heartache again
PARIS : Call it a jinx, call it a curse, call it a hoodoo. Call it whatever you want — at the end of the day it all boiled down to more Irish heartache.
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New Zealand show their mettle as World Cup reaches business end
PARIS : When the Rugby World Cup reaches the business end New Zealand are always in the mix and on Saturday Ian Foster's team once again showed why they can never be written off.
Mbappe double over Dutch fires unbeaten France to Euro '24
AMSTERDAM: Kylian Mbappe fired France into next year's European Championships on Friday (Oct 13), scoring twice as Les Bleus kept their unbeaten qualifying record with a 2-1 win over a depleted Netherlands in Amsterdam.
'Sport can be cruel' - Andy Farrell laments fine margins as Ireland bow out of RWC
"Fine margins and all that..."
Keith Earls retires following World Cup exit
Keith Earls has retired from professional rugby following Ireland's World Cup quarter-final defeat to New Zealand.
Kenny admits supporter patience is wearing thin
Stephen Kenny admits he is fighting a losing battle to persuade people the Republic of Ireland are making progress under his charge.
Lenihan: Ireland fall short in game fit for the final
Ireland came up just short in an "extraordinary" World Cup quarter-final defeat to New Zealand, according to RTÉ Rugby analyst Donal Lenihan.
New Zealand down Ireland in thriller to reach World Cup semi-finals
PARIS : New Zealand came out on top in an absorbing contest to beat Ireland 28-24 at the Stade de France and reach the World Cup semi-finals on Saturday, as the Six Nations champions fell short once again.