IRE
	No.	Name
15Hugo Keenan, FB
14Mack Hansen, W
13Garry Ringrose, C
12Bundee Aki, C T
11James Lowe, W
10Johnny Sexton, FH  2 
9Jamison Gibson-Park, SH T
1Andrew Porter, P
2Dan Sheehan, H
3Tadhg Furlong, P
4Tadhg Beirne, L
5Iain Henderson, L
6Peter O'Mahony, FL
7Josh van der Flier, FL
8Caelan Doris, N8
Replacements
16Ronan Kelleher, R
17Dave Kilcoyne, R
18Finlay Bealham, R
19Joe McCarthy, R
20Jack Conan, R
21Conor Murray, R
22Jack Crowley, R
23Jimmy O'Brien, R

NZL
	No.	Name
15Beauden Barrett, FB
14Will Jordan, W T
13Rieko Ioane, C
12Jordie Barrett, C   2
11Leicester Fainga'anuku, W T
10Richie Mo'unga, FH  
9Aaron Smith, SH
1Ethan de Groot, P
2Codie Taylor, H
3Tyrel Lomax, P
4Brodie Retallick, L
5Scott Barrett, L
6Shannon Frizell, FL
7Sam Cane, FL
8Ardie Savea, N8 T
16Dane Coles, R
17Tamaiti Williams, R
18Fletcher Newell, R
19Sam Whitelock, R
20Dalton Papali'i, R
21Finlay Christie, R
22Damian McKenzie, R
23Anton Lienert-Brown, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Stade de France

8:00 PM, October 14, 2023

205dReuters

New Zealand down Ireland in thriller

New Zealand came out on top in an absorbing contest to beat Ireland 28-24 at the Stade de France and reach the World Cup semi-finals on Saturday, as the Six Nations champions fell short once again.

Match Commentary

76'		Drop goal-missed
76'		Substitute on - Dave Kilcoyne , Ireland
76'		Player substituted - Andrew Porter , Ireland

Match Stats

IRE

NZL

55%

45%

59%

41%

IRE

NZL

173	Runs	120
633	Metres Run	465
7	Clean Breaks	6
155	Tackles	226
22	Missed Tackles	31
7	Turnover Knock On	1

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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