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What Went Wrong For Ireland Against The All Blacks?

Ireland are out of the Rugby World Cup after a disappointing 46-14 defeat to New Zealand. It also ma...

7:15 PM - 21 Oct 2019

What Went Wrong For Ireland Ag...

The Last Word With Matt Cooper

What Went Wrong For Ireland Against The All Blacks?

7:15 PM - 21 Oct 2019

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Ireland are out of the Rugby World Cup after a disappointing 46-14 defeat to New Zealand.

It also marks the end of Joe Schmidt's time in charge.

Was it inevitable, given how poorly Ireland have performed in 2019? And is there a lot of rebuilding now required?

Fiona Steed, Matt Williams and Neil Francis joined us on Friday to look ahead to the game, and they returned to The Last Word to reflect on what went wrong.

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