Talking points as Ireland look to break World Cup curse against All Blacks
Ireland face New Zealand in Paris seeking to reach a maiden semi-final at the Rugby World Cup.
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Ireland face New Zealand in Paris seeking to reach a maiden semi-final at the Rugby World Cup.
New Zealand have dropped Mark Telea heading into the quarter-final. It's not ideal. Telea is a very good young player. By all accounts he broke team curfew. In other words, you have to be back in the hotel by a certain time in the evening. That appears to be the issue.
The Rugby World Cup is approaching the business end, with a mouth-watering line-up of quarter-finals to come this weekend. Wales face Argentina first on Saturday, before Ireland take on New Zealand, while England v Fiji and France v South Africa will be played out on Sunday.
PARIS : All Blacks coach Ian Foster has kept power winger Leicester Fainga'anuku in his backline for the World Cup quarter-final against Ireland on Saturday.
New Zealand wing Mark Telea has been dropped for Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final with Ireland due to an unspecified breach of team protocol.
New Zealand wing Mark Telea has been dropped for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final with Ireland due to an unspecified breach of team protocol.
Prop Tyrel Lomax has been passed fit and named in the New Zealand team to take on Ireland in Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris.