PARIS, Oct 13 — Ireland will seek to at last break through their World Cup glass ceiling by beating New Zealand to reach the semi-finals for the first time on Saturday. Andy...
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Victory on Saturday would be Ireland head coach Andy Farrell’s fourth in five meetings with New Zealand, including a historic series win in New Zealand last year.AFP Sport picks out three things that could be key once Wayne Barnes whistles for play to begin at 1900 GMT at the Stade de France:“Everyone says it all over the world, defence wins World Cups,” said Farrell after his players had snuffed out the Scottish threat in the 36-14 hammering last Saturday.
Indeed a record 35-7 loss to the ‘Boks in their final warm-up match and then a 27-13 defeat to France in the pool game may be a fairer reflection of where they stand.Joe Schmidt deserves gratitude for setting the Irish on the path which made them feared opponents. However, while Farrell has changed many things Schmidt will still be able to give the All Blacks valuable insights.“Especially with us backs, his work in noticing trends in other teams’ attack and defence is what separates him, and just the detail he goes into.”Those outside the Irish camp might be fixated over whether Farrell’s side can end the quarter-final jinx, but it is doubtful he has allowed the players to focus on it.
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