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Ireland v New Zealand It's a match to send shivers down your spine

Ireland v New Zealand It's a match to send shivers down your spine
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Ireland v New Zealand It's a match to send shivers down the spines of rugby fans everywhere.

It's the big one as the number one side in the World Rugby Men's Rankings powered by Capgemini goes head-to-head with three-time champions New Zeland for a place in the last four.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has kept faith in the starting team that convincingly defeated Scotland last time as they look to book a semi-final place for the first time.

The only two changes to the match-day team are on the bench, with Joe McCarthy replacing the injured second-row James Ryan and Jimmy O'Brien coming in for Stuart McCloskey.

New Zealand, meanwhile, after losing in the pool phase for the first time, won't want their tournament to end at this stage for just the second time in their history. The first – and, so far, only – time? At RWC 2007, hosted by France.


FIXTURE: Ireland v New Zealand

GROUND: Stade de France, Paris (80,023)

KICK-OFF: 21:00 local time (GMT+2)



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