Fans perform Haka on Grafton Street as excitement builds ahead of Ireland v New Zealand
Excitement is building across the country ahead of Ireland taking on New Zealand this Saturday in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
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How Ireland-New Zealand could come down to sudden death or kicking competition
Ireland's clash with New Zealand on Saturday could be decided by sudden death and a 'golden score’.
Five classic Ireland v New Zealand encounters ahead of heavyweight World Cup clash
Ireland will take on three-time champions New Zealand on Saturday evening in a crunch Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris.
Warren Gatland: Wales aren’t ready to go home yet and will embrace pressure
Warren Gatland says that Wales are not ready to go home and they will embrace the pressure surrounding Saturday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Argentina.
Andy Farrell feels Ireland are becoming better at handling pressure
Andy Farrell believes in-form World Cup hopefuls Ireland were previously plagued by an “inferiority complex”.
New Zealand 's Williamson back for Bangladesh match, Southee to sit out
CHENNAI, India : New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will play his first match of the World Cup against Bangladesh on Friday but fast bowler Tim Southee will continue on the sidelines, the 33-year-old batter said on Thursday.
Ireland's Sexton loving life and ready to grasp the missing prize
PARIS : Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has won everything rugby has to offer with one notable exception and the 38-year-old looks in top form as he sets out to fill that gap in his trophy cabinet before he retires at the end of the World Cup.
'Relied A Lot On Data From Other Sports': Kane Williamson On His Recovery
The team looking after Kane Williamson post his knee injury relied a lot on data from injuries in other sports to get him back in shape for the ICC World Cup, the premier New Zealand batter said on Thursday. The skipper will be playing his first match of the World Cup in Chennai on Friday, having recovered from a surgery to treat a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. "A lot of data around it, mainly from other sports that were relied on and different strength numbers and heights and jumping and just heaps and heaps of different bits," Williamson said on the eve of their match against Bangladesh.