International view: Ireland get answer to question, 'if not now, when?'

Another World Cup, another quarter-final exit. But this one felt different, Ireland were so close.

Unlike 1987, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015 and 2019, Ireland were in this going down the home stretch.

This was more 1991 but rather than a sickener at the death against us - in that year from Michael Lynagh - it was Jordie Barrett who somehow managed to hold up a certain Irish try late on that fatally damaged this assault on a spot in the last four.

When Caelan Doris knocked on, under no immediate pressure, from the restart, the writing was on the wall for Ireland.

We've all woken up with that familiar feeling after a World Cup quarter-final, but what's the view in the outside world?

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The media in New Zealand were naturally delighted that their team had done the job.

Marc Hinton, writing on Stuff, did acknowledge Ireland's pedigree.

"This was a very, very good Irish team. That much has to be acknowledged. They rode a 17-test win streak into this quarterfinal, and of course had won four of their last six against the New Zealanders, including that historic series victory on Kiwi soil last year. They threw the kitchen sink at this, too, and only lost because their opponent answered the call."

But he also called the victory, "the best performance of the Ian Foster era" as the All Blacks defied some of their critics.

"The All Blacks had to dig deep," he continued, "probably even deeper than they had to in Johannesburg to deliver the previous signature performance of this cycle – to