Three-times champions move on to semi-final meeting with Argentina after Stade de France thriller
New Zealand made a strong start and after a sustained spell of pressure, they got the scoreboard up and running in the seventh minute when Richie Mo’unga sent a close-range penalty between the posts.then doubled the All Blacks’ advantage seven minutes later with a penalty from just shy of the halfway line.reduced the deficit to 13-3 with a penalty moments later to get the world’s top-ranked side a foothold on the scoreboard.
But New Zealand got their second try of the night in the 33rd minute when Ardie Savea finished things off on the right. Mo’unga was wide with his conversion attempt, but Ireland trailed by eight. New Zealand reasserted themselves in the 52nd minute with a brilliant breakaway try finished off by Will Jordan and converted by Jordie Barrett.
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