Northern hemisphere rugby suffered a chastening day at the World Cup seven years ago. Scotland fell to a heartbreaking 35-34 loss to Australia and Ireland were beaten 43-20 by Argentina as the southern hemisphere completed a clean sweep of the quarter-finals. Ireland’s result was particularly disappointing, with Argentina dumping them out of a World Cup for the third time at the Millennium Stadium. Ireland suffered a chastening loss to Argentina (Andrew Matthews/PA)Having lost Paul O’Connell, Peter O’Mahony and Johnny Sexton through injury, Ireland started disastrously and were unable to recover. We’ve got the makings of a strong team.”It was the first time ever that no Six Nations side reached the World Cup semi-finals, with New Zealand going on to beat Australia in the final.

Source: The Herald October 18, 2022 17:17 UTC