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Scrum-half Aaron Smith insists New Zealand are a completely different team to the one defeated by Ireland in 2022 and dismissed talk of revenge ahead of a mouth-watering World Cup quarter-final.
Only three of the Ireland squad have faced down the haka more than Keith Earls and the Munster winger is confident he can win his fitness battle ahead of Saturday's World Cup showdown with New Zealand (8pm).
Ireland convincingly beat Scotland on Saturday night to set up the double sided tale of revenge in a grudge match against the All Blacks this weekend.
Ian Foster has been relegated to the status of a mere frontman. As far as the Irish media is concerned, whether true or not, Joe Schmidt will be treated as the de facto New Zealand coach this week.
Ireland hooker Ronan Kelleher admits a “do or die” Rugby World Cup quarter-final with New Zealand is the stuff of dreams but plans to treat the biggest game of his career like any other.
The presence of Joe Schmidt in the New Zealand coaching set-up should be a cause for concern ahead of Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final, but it won’t be enough to defeat Ireland, according to Mike Ross.
Joe Schmidt's inside knowledge of Irish rugby won’t count for much when Ireland face New Zealand on Saturday, according to Mick Kearney.
New Zealand head coach Ian Foster sought to increase the pressure on Ireland ahead of next weekend's quarter-final, suggesting it was a case of 'now or never' for their opponents' World Cup ambitions.