What time is Ireland vs New Zealand at Rugby World Cup? All the details ahead of clash
Express Sport provides you with everything you need to know ahead of Ireland vs New Zealand today.
Rugby World Cup – highlights from day 21
Tournament favourites Ireland take on three-time Rugby World Cup winners New Zealand in an exciting quarter-final clash at the Stade de France on Saturday night. Ireland booked their place in the last eight after beating Scotland 34-16 in their final group game. Meanwhile, New Zealand rebounded from their defeat to France in their opening fixture to overcome Italy, Uruguay and Namibia en route to the quarters. Here, Express Sport provides you everything you need to know about the fixture...
How to watch/when is it?
Ireland vs New Zealand will be shown live on ITV 1 with coverage getting underway from 7.15pm. All of the action can be live streamed via the ITV X website and app on all good internet-connected devices including smart TVs, mobile phone and laptops. The match is set to kick off at 8pm on Saturday, October 14.
Team news
Ireland wingers Mack Hansen and James Lowe both picked up injuries during Ireland's last outing against Scotland, however, it is thought that the pair will be back in time for their upcoming clash against New Zealand. Robbie Henshaw and Keith Earls are also expected to return to the fold.
Officials
Wayne Barnes (England) is the referee for the game. Matthew Carley (England) and Christophe Ridley (France) are his assistants with Tom Foley (England) manning the TMO.
When are the other quarter-finals?
Wales vs Argentina, Saturday 14 October, 4pm
England vs Fiji, Sunday 15 October, 4pm
France vs South Africa, Sunday 15 October, 8pm
Odds
Ireland 8/11
New Zealand 5/1
Draw 18/1
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Quotes
Andy Farrell: “New Zealand are a fantastic side, and for little old Ireland to be talked about in the same bracket as the All Blacks shows how far we’ve come as a rugby-playing nation. The respect we’ve got for New Zealand is through the roof.
“The form they’ve got at this moment in time is top drawer and I’m sure that they will be relishing this fixture to try and put a few things right. It’s tough, it’s as tough as it gets."
“Two weeks ago (against South Africa), it was a tough game and this one was knock-out type rugby so it gets a whole lot tougher next week against the All Blacks and hopefully they will need to be at their best to beat us as well.”