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All Blacks power into Rugby World Cup semifinals sweeping aside Ireland

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The last time the teams met in a RWC semifinal was when Jonah Lomu pulverised England in a 45-29 victory for the All Blacks at Newlands in 1995.

Ireland came into this tournament with expectation. So did the throngs of Ireland fans who made it this far east. They had failed to beat the All Blacks in their first 28 meetings but before this clash had won two of their last three matches.

The All Blacks displayed greater attacking threat than they did in Yokohama against the Springboks‚ although on that occasion the team in green were far more stout in defence. They cut Ireland to shreds. In their defence‚ Ireland had both centres‚ Rob Henshaw and Garry Ringrose‚ off the field for chunks of the opening half hour. Ringrose only returned in the 27th minute but by then the All Blacks had exploited the gaps.

On the whole Ireland were far from the wholehearted team that beat the All Blacks last year. In fact‚ there was a hint of hesitation to what they did and that lack of conviction permeated their game as the All Blacks grew more emboldened.

 

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I agree.The same happened in the pool match against SA

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