2023-10-14 23:57:47
Injured at the start of the World Cup, sometimes criticized, All Blacks captain Sam Cane had an exceptional match, Saturday evening at the Stade de France, to guide New Zealand to an incredible success against Ireland (28-24 ), the world’s leading nation in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
“We are super happy. It was a crazy match, a standoff for 83… 84 minutes, he declared at a press conference after finishing as the best defender of the match (21 tackles). We must salute what Ireland has done. They have been at the top of world rugby for two years, so we knew the challenge we would face tonight. I am very proud of the effort we put into our preparation this week and our ability to defend our line for more than 30 minutes of play at the end of the match. It was huge. What an atmosphere, what a match, what a tournament! »
“I can’t wait to play in the semi-final! »
“I’m really happy that we can stay another week,” he added before reacting to the indiscipline of his team, reduced twice to 14 players after yellow cards. Obviously, we don’t want to play with 14, but we had to do it at one point… no, at two points in fact. The guys just dove a little too far but our defense was incredible tonight. We managed to contain them for long periods and ultimately that’s what allowed us to win the match. I can’t wait to play in the semi-final! »
It will be next Friday evening (9 p.m.) at the Stade de France, against Argentina, who dominated Wales (29-17) earlier in the day, in Marseille.
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