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Greg Williams in action for Ireland against New Zealand in the World Cup ninth-place playoff on Friday. Photograph: Bart Scheulderman/InphoIreland achieved their highest World Cup finish despite their campaign coming to an end with a 6-3 defeat to New Zealand on Friday.
The game began with a blizzard of New Zealand goals, Ireland finding themselves 4-0 down after just 26 minutes. However, two goals in the space of 60 seconds in the third quarter gave them some hope of a comeback, Greg Williams and Lee Cole’s penalty stroke making it 4-2. But it ultimately wasn’t to be. New Zealand pushed it out to 6-2 in the final quarter before Jeremy Duncan’s consolation score at the death.
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