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Teary-eyed Ireland captain Johnny Sexton reflected on a “gutting” end to his glittering career following a heartbreaking World Cup exit at the hands of New Zealand UBP
Andy Farrell’s class of 2023 were bidding to make history in Paris by becoming the first Irish team to reach the last four of the tournament UBP
But the world’s top-ranked team trailed for most of an enthralling contest before falling agonisingly short as their quarter-final curse continued with a 28-24 loss UBP
Veteran fly-half Sexton, who travelled to France with ambitions of lifting the Webb Ellis Cup before retirement, tipped his team-mates to come back stronger in his absence during an emotional post-match press conference UBP
“The last couple of years have definitely been, in a green jersey anyway, the most enjoyable of my career UBP
Definitely,” said Sexton UBP
“The group, the way Faz (Farrell) leads us with the other coaches, everyone runs into camp and never wants to leave UBP
“It’s an incredible place to be and that’s what I’ll miss the most UBP
Going to work every day with those guys, but I’m just grateful as well UBP
“You can’t be 38 and sit here giving out too much UBP
I’ve had lots of ups and downs in my career, lots of injuries, so I’ll probably reflect more over the next couple of weeks, take time off and spend it with my family and see what happens UBP
”Sexton, the 2018 world player of the year, bows out with 118 caps and 1,108 points, having surpassed Ronan O’Gara as Ireland’s record scorer earlier in the competition UBP
Speaking of the defeat, he said: “It’s gutting, isn’t it? It’s small margins and that’s sport UBP
That’s life UBP
It’s unfortunate, but this group will bounce back UBP
“They are an incredible bunch led by the man beside me (Farrell) UBP
It’s the best group I have ever been a part of UBP
Bar none UBP
“These guys will go on and achieve great things and I’ll be sitting in the stand having a pint like you lads UBP
”Scores from native Kiwis Bundee Aki and Jamison Gibson-Park and a penalty try helped keep Ireland within touching distance for the duration of a tense encounter UBP
However, three-time champions New Zealand underlined their rugby pedigree, with Leicester Fainga’anuku, Ardie Savea and Will Jordan each crossing to pave the way for a nail-biting triumph UBP
Head coach Farrell revealed veteran wing Keith Earls will also retire as the curtain came down on the current era UBP
“The standards have been immense over the last four years, the players that we’ve used in that four-year cycle have been a joy to work with,” he said UBP
“And not just that, their connection with the fans, it seemed like it’s all one big family UBP
“I’m unbelievably proud to be associated with it all UBP
I think the sad thing for us now is that for this group it’s probably the end UBP
“Obviously it is for Johnny and Keith Earls is going to retire as well, so things are going to change UBP
Mick Kearney our manager is going to finish up as well UBP
“Over the next 24 hours, it’s time to make sure that we get a smile back on our faces as soon as we possibly can and celebrate what has been some unbelievable careers and what they have done for Irish rugby UBP
It’s important to us, that UBP
”Ireland desperately pushed for a late twist to prolong their campaign and 17-match winning run but ultimately ran out of steam to suffer a first defeat since the opening match of last summer’s stunning Test series victory in New Zealand UBP
It could have been a different outcome had replacement hooker Ronan Kelleher not been held up on the line 10 minutes from time UBP
“Ifs, buts and maybes and all that,” said Farrell UBP
“But at the end of the day it was two good teams out there playing some outstanding rugby, and unfortunately for us we came out on the wrong side of the score UBP
“Sport can be cruel sometimes I suppose, that’s why we love it so much UBP
“We want to congratulate New Zealand on a fantastic performance, it was a fantastic game to be part of, it was probably fitting of a final UBP
”New Zealand, who had Aaron Smith and Codie Taylor sin-binned, will face Argentina in the semi-finals UBP
All Blacks head coach Ian Foster: “This is a special day for us UBP
Sometimes the sweetest victories are when your opposition plays very well and tests you to the limit UBP
“At the end of the day, we played a lot of that game with 14 players UBP
And we looked in control of it and it felt good UBP
”More aboutPA ReadyJohnny SextonKeith EarlsParisFranceScoresIrishNew ZealandBarIrish rugbyArdie SaveaIan FosterBundee AkiIFSSportArgentinaAaron Smith1/1Johnny Sexton reflects on his career after Ireland’s devastating World Cup exit Johnny Sexton reflects on his career after Ireland’s devastating World Cup exitJohnny Sexton is heading into retirement after Ireland’s heartbreaking defeat to New Zealand (Adam Davy/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today UBP
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The World Cup semi-final UBP between New Zealandand Argentina may come to be a contest best forgotten, but All Blacks wing Will Jordan will remember it as the night where he joined a group of try-scoring greats - and should have surpassed them UBP
With a hat-trick in Paris, Jordan became the fourth member of an exclusive club, in alongside Bryan Habana, Julian Savea and Jonah Lomu as the only men to have scored eight tries in a single tournament UBP
With 31 tries in 30 Tests, it is a statistical probability that the All Black takes the record outright in the final UBP
Had Richie Mo’unga elected to pass rather than dummy, Jordan would already have it UBP
Late on at the Stade de France, the game long since decided and New Zealand electing to play with 14 men in a show of their superiority, Jordan was had clear run ahead of him with the Argentina defence narrowed UBP
Jordan bellowed for the ball; his fly half ignored him, going it alone in search of a try of his own to leave Jordan left with arms and mouth agape UBP
It was about the only foot that Mo’unga put wrong in a performance of all-round excellence from the All Blacks UBP
The win may have been built on forward might but there is no doubt that a diverse, dynamic back three caught the eye UBP
The trio of Mark Tele’a, Beauden Barrett and Jordan possess complementary skillsets, equally adept under the high ball but with contrasting qualities with ball in hand UBP
“Their combination has worked well from the start of the year,” said head coach Ian Foster of his back three UBP
“We put a bit of time into that from the start of the Rugby Championship UBP
“Mark [Tele’a] was strong in the close-quarter areas UBP
It was that sort of game and he enjoys being in close UBP
He defended really well UBP
I thought Will [Jordan] showed how good he is at finishing things off UBP
Will Jordan ran in a hat-trick with New Zealand rampant in Paris (PA Wire)“I am delighted with the combination [Jordan and Tele’a] have, and then you have Beauden [Barrett] who is the glue in UBP between them UBP
He’s the communicator who connects the dots UBP
They are going good – but they are going to need to in the final UBP
”Indeed, the remarkable thing is that Jordan seems somewhat unremarkable UBP
There are plenty of other wings in the world with more obvious physical gifts but the 25-year-old, by contrast, possesses an almost ineffable sense of grace, an ability to simply glide like Fred Astaire UBP
While some of the game’s great try-scorers rely on hugging the touchline or picking their moment, Jordan is far from simply a poacher, often stepping in as a playmaker in New Zealand’s protean backline UBP
“Without the ball, he works so hard,” explained Argentina wing Mateo Carreras, generous in his praise of his opponent even in the moments after defeat UBP
“He’s everywhere on the pitch UBP
If there is a line-break, he’s there UBP
If there is a knock-on, he is there UBP
That’s why he is top class UBP
”In truth, two of Jordan’s three semi-final tries were walk-ins – they all count equally UBP
The third, though, more than made up for the simplicity of the first two scores, a magnificent thing that began on the edge of New Zealand’s 22 UBP
Jordan hit the line at the right time to take Ardie Savea’s inside pop and then carving like a speed-skater through the Argentina defence UBP
Having slowed to consider the landscape ahead of him, Jordan found the space, a clever use of the outside of his boot to nudge the ball over the final defender and get the desired spin to allow an uncontested collection and finish the job UBP
Try number 31 – of male players, only Japan’s Daisuke Ohata, against largely inferior opposition, has ever got more in their first 30 international appearances UBP
Look at the list of the top career try tallies for the All Blacks, a ladder Jordan is rapidly climbing, and a rough pattern emerges: wings making a fast-scoring start to their Test career before fading quicker than in other countries UBP
In New Zealand, there will always be a next big thing on the wing, an athlete or an artist ready to step up and step in to the try scoring breach UBP
Savea, for example, scored 45 tries in 54 games before being dropped after Rieko Ioane’s emergence at the age of 27 UBP
He has not played for his country in the six years since UBP
Sitiveni Sivivatu befell a similar fate; Joe Rokocoko did not play internationally past his 30th birthday UBP
Even Ioane has been forced to relocate and rebuild, now starring in the centres UBP
The All Blacks back three (Mark Telea, Will Jordan and Beauden Barrett) ran riot in Paris (Getty Images)Jordan’s success, though, feels sustainable UBP
He is doing all this away from his favoured position – the Crusader is a full-back at heart UBP
The 15 jersey will be his in time: the eldest Barrett brother is bound for Japan after this tournament, and Jordan will surely slide over to continue to chase down Doug Howlett’s All Black record total of 49 tries UBP
But that pursuit can wait for another day UBP
New Zealand know not yet if it will be England or South Africa in the final but they will feel it will matter not if they sustain the level they’ve found in this last two weeks UBP
“This is the dream, to be in the dance, to make the final and give ourselves an opportunity,” said scum half Aaron Smith UBP
“We’ve got a chance of winning the World Cup and that’s what you dream of as a rugby player UBP
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