Andy Farrell's men are aiming to go where no Irish team has gone before by advancing to the semi-finals of the World Cup
Ireland and New Zealand collide in a massive Rugby World Cup quarter-final this weekend with 10s of thousands of Irish fans expected to descend on Paris once again.Ireland have a terrible record at this stage of the tournament, but come into the game as favourites against three-time champions the All Blacks.
Thankfully, Farrell's side have been fairly fortunate in the injury front so far with only James Ryan likely to miss the quarter-final clash. Venue The Stade de France, where Ireland defeated both South Africa and Scotland in recent weeks, hosts the match. Replacements: R Kelleher , D Kilcoyne , F Bealham , J McCarthy , J Conan , C Murray , J Crowley , J O’Brien .Quotes corner Ireland captain Johnny Sexton: “We’ve worked on our mental game for the last four years.“But each quarter-final that we haven’t got through, or when we haven’t got through our pool, they’ve all been different and it’s a different group again.“If it was club rugby, it would probably be a bigger hurdle, but it’s a different group. I don’t think we’re carrying much baggage.
"They are a team we have played a lot in the last few years, a quality outfit, one of the best in the world. It won't be easy but we don't want it to be easy.
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