New Zealand 46-14 Ireland

New Zealand v Ireland Match Reports

New Zealand breezed past Ireland and into the World Cup semi-finals with a 46-14 victory in Tokyo. The All Blacks scored seven tries in total, including a first-half brace from scrum-half Aaron Smith. Beauden Barrett, Codie Taylor, Matt Todd, George Bridge and Jordie Barrett also crossed as New Zealand dominated all aspects of the match. Robbie Henshaw scored a try for Ireland in the 69th minute and they were also awarded a penalty try in the 77th minute, but it was all too little too late. A selection of match reports is listed below:

• Autumn Internationals: Seven-try All Blacks crush Ireland to set up England semi-final clash
• BBC: Ruthless All Blacks thrash Ireland to set up England semi-final
• Guardian: New Zealand thrash Ireland to set up World Cup semi-final with England
• Daily Mail: New Zealand show their brilliance as they dominate helpless Ireland in Tokyo to tee up tantalising semi final
• Sky Sports: All Blacks crush Ireland
• Irish Times: Black magic casts a spell over Ireland
• New Zealand Herald: All Blacks destroy Ireland to set up semifinal showdown with England