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Sport|Rugby

2019 Rugby World Cup: The top rated All Black in Ireland clash according to Herald readers

19 Oct, 2019 08:57 PM2 minutes to read
Join host Alex Chapman with special guests Buck Shelford & Michaela Blyde as they review the New Zealand v Ireland and England v Australia RWC quarter-finals. VIDEO/Spark Sport/RWC/Mark Mitchell/allblacks.com/Photosport/Gettyimages

Join host Alex Chapman with special guests Buck Shelford & Michaela Blyde as they review the New Zealand v Ireland and England v Australia RWC quarter-finals. VIDEO/Spark Sport/RWC/Mark Mitchell/allblacks.com/Photosport/Gettyimages

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Aaron Smith was the highest rated All Black in their 46-14 quarter-final win over Ireland according to the Herald's interactive tool My All Blacks Ratings.

The All Black No 9, who was given a perfect 10 by the Herald's rugby expert, also topped the audience ratings with an average score of 8.94 for his two-try performance in Tokyo.

The Herald's full ratings: How the All Blacks rated in quarter-final win over Ireland

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Second on the audience list was fullback Beauden Barrett, who was named as the official player of the match, with an average score of 8.58.

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Thousands of readers made their ratings known on the Herald's new interactive player ratings tool, which allows users to rate every player's performance between 1 and 10 on computers, mobile phones or other devices and compare it with the expert's score along with the average score.

READ MORE:
• 2019 Rugby World Cup: Ireland fans sing during All Blacks haka
• 2019 Rugby World Cup: Ireland left heartbroken after All Blacks quarter-final defeat
• 2019 Rugby World Cup: Steve Hansen credits forwards, defence for All Blacks' runaway quarter-final victory against Ireland
• 2019 Rugby World Cup: Irish writer has another rant over haka controversy before All Blacks' thrashing of Ireland

All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith celebrates his try. Photo / Mark Mitchell
All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith celebrates his try. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Top rated players according to the Herald's audience (average score):

Aaron Smith 8.94 (Herald score: 10)
Beauden Barrett 8.58 (7)
Kieran Read 8.29 (8)
Richie Mo'unga 8.13 (6)
Ardie Savea 8.12 (5)
Sevu Reece 8.05 (8)
George Bridge 7.79 (7)
Jack Goodhue 7.55 (7)
Anton Lienert-Brown 7.48 (6)
Sam Whitelock 7.46 (9)
Codie Taylor 7.47 (6)
Joe Moody 7.47 (8)
Brodie Retallick 7.31 (6)
Scott Barrett 7.28 (6)
Sam Cane 7.23 (7)
Jordie Barrett 6.99 (7)
Dane Coles 6.99 (6)
Nepo Laulala 6.9 (5)
Sonny Bill Williams 6.8 (5)
TJ Perenara 6.72 (6)
Matt Todd 6.67 (5)
Ofa Tuungafasi 6.57 (5)
Angus Ta'avao 6.47 (5)

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