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2019 Rugby World Cup: An anatomy of a World Cup thrashing: How All Blacks thumped Ireland

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ANZ Sports Scene: All Blacks demolish Ireland in 46-14 victory. Video / Mark Mitchell. Photos / Mark Mitchell

How the All Blacks destroyed Ireland in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final match in Tokyo.

KEY MOMENTS

6th minute: Richie Mo'unga settles early New Zealand nerves with an assured penalty, struck cleanly down the middle.

13th minute: Aaron Smith nips through a gap from 10 metres for the crucial first try. It came after relentless pressure from the All Blacks, with Kieran Read and Sam Cane committing defenders in strong drives near the line.

18th minute: A miracle play from Richie Mo'unga, who prevents a Johnny Sexton penalty kick from finding touch near the corner flag. The Crusaders first-five leapt from behind his try line to tap the ball in field, before Beauden Barrett cleared the danger, as you could feel the energy drain out of the men in emerald green.

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21st minute: Aaron Smith dives over for the All Blacks second try, after a wonderful backline move. It was an old fashioned double round, but executed at blinding pace, as Sevu Reece wrapped around Jack Goodhue and set George Bridge off for the corner. Bridge was brought down metres from the line, but Smith profited from the next play.

25th minute: Robbie Henshaw knocks on, after a big hit in contact, following a promising spell of Irish attack. It felt like that was the chance for Ireland to get back into the contest during the first half.

32nd minute: Beauden Barrett scores the All Blacks' third try. It brought back some memories of the climax to the 2015 World Cup final, as Barrett chased down a kick at pace before regathering to score. It came from an Irish knock on near halfway, with Mo'unga reacting quickly to kick the loose ball.

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40th minute: Ireland fail to profit from consecutive penalties inside the All Blacks 22, before the halftime whistle.

44th minute: Beauden Barrett attempts a drop goal from broken play, 40 metres out, which gives a hint of the All Blacks' confidence early in the second half.

46th minute: Aaron Smith goes close to his third try, dragged down metres from the line, after a series of phases, initiated by an incisive George Bridge break.

48th minute: Some instinctive Kieran Read magic, as the captain pops a pass off the ground for Codie Taylor, who dives over under the posts. It's the try that kills any faint hopes for Ireland and their supporters, with the score at 29-0, and continues their bizarre record of having never won a World Cup knockout match.

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60th minute: Beauden Barrett brilliantly regathers his own bomb, which almost leads to another scoring opportunity and defuses a hint of an Irish attack.

61st minute: The All Blacks' fifth try, and a special moment for Matt Todd, after he missed out on the 2015 World Cup. The flanker ran off a precise TJ Perenara pass close to the ruck, after Sevu Reece had been grounded inches short of the line.

67th minute: Ireland butcher a try, which sums up their miserable night. Second five Rob Henshaw only had to force the ball, as he chased a grubber behind the try line, but snatched at it and knocked on.

68th minute: Henshaw makes up for his error, stepping back across the grain in the shadow of the posts to beat two defenders and dive over. There's is only 12 minutes to play, but the Irish support finally have something to cheer.

73rd minute: The All Blacks' sixth try, which exhibited everything that makes this current All Blacks side some lethal. Savea made strong inroads after a turnover, before passing as he was falling to Dane Coles. The replacement hooker bustled through, before slipping the ball one handed to George Bridge, who was perfectly positioned.

76th minute: Referee Nigel Owens awards the Irish a penalty try, as Matt Todd is judged to be offside and preventing a scoring opportunity, as he lay in front of the goalpost after making a tackle with CJ Stander pressing for the line. Todd is sinbinned.

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79th minute: It's close to a cricket score, as man of the match Beauden Barrett finds his brother with a long, spiralling left hand pass. Jordie's try is the All Blacks seventh of the night, surely raising comparisons with their one-sided demolition of France at the same stage four years ago.

SOCIAL REACTION

When they play this way, you can’t live with the @AllBlacks. It’s impossible. They have to be off their game and you have to be right on top of yours to beat them. That ain’t happening tonight. Shut the gate. They’re gone. #RWC19

— Jason Pine (@pineyzb) October 19, 2019

On another level. 🤷🏽‍♂️

— Alby Mathewson (@AlbyMathewson) October 19, 2019

Disastrous stuff from Ireland.

All Blacks are on another level but Joe Schmidt's side have been incredibly poor in the opening half of a World Cup quarter-final.

Basic error after basic error.

— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) October 19, 2019

That's the best first 20mins I've ever seen the @AllBlacks play!

— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) October 19, 2019
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