RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast: Will we see an upset in the RWC semi-finals?
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and The Telegraph's Charlie Morgan to look ahead at this weekend's Rugby World Cup semi-finals.
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Five-goal Ruairí Keating wins September's player of the month award
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Smith vows to do better for All Blacks in semi-final
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France : New Zealand scrumhalf Aaron Smith said he would deliver an improved performance in Friday’s World Cup semi-final after admitting his erratic display in last weekend's quarter-final against Ireland might have cost his team dearly.
Aaron Smith vows to improve on below-par Irish display
New Zealand scrum-half Aaron Smith said he would deliver an improved performance in Friday's World Cup semi-final after admitting his erratic display in last weekend's quarter-final against Ireland might have cost his team dearly.
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Dolan to stick with Westmeath for another season
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Ian Foster warns All Blacks 'not to get softened' by acclaim following Ireland win
New Zealand boss Ian Foster has warned his players "not to get softened" by the acclaim which followed their thrilling World Cup win over Ireland ahead of a semi-final showdown with Argentina. The All Blacks booked a last-four spot by upsetting Andy Farrell's men with a pulsating 28-24 victory in Paris. New Zealand return to Stade de France on Friday evening and are red-hot favourites to progress to a final against either England or reigning champions South Africa. Head coach Foster feels "being patted on the back" following a statement last-eight victory over the Irish derailed the Kiwis in the 2019 tournament and is eager to avoid history repeating itself. "The best way to recover is to refocus really quickly on what the next challenge is and not to listen too much to any praise you're given as a group for a performance," said Foster, who was assistant to Steve Hansen four years ago when New Zealand lost to England in the semi-finals. "Not to go down that path, not to get softened because everyone's patting you on the back saying you played well. "That's not a good place to be as a team. "I love the way the team has buckled down, we've redefined the challenge for us as a group, we're not satisfied with where we are now and when you're clear about your goal for the week the recovery comes along pretty quickly. "You know that if we're not right on Friday night at Stade de France, it's going to be a sad old night and we don't want it to be like that. "You get people talking to you about tomorrow and trying to take your eyes off today. "In 2019 we probably didn't stop being patted on the back after the quarter-final, hence some of my language today and we're just trying to dial this back, keep things simple and let's just