{"id":2496,"date":"2023-10-14T18:42:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T22:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/rugby-world-cup-no-fairytale-ending-for-irelands-johnny-sexton-as-new-zealand-win-quarter-final-rugby-union-news\/14\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-14T18:42:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T22:42:47","slug":"rugby-world-cup-no-fairytale-ending-for-irelands-johnny-sexton-as-new-zealand-win-quarter-final-rugby-union-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/rugby-world-cup-no-fairytale-ending-for-irelands-johnny-sexton-as-new-zealand-win-quarter-final-rugby-union-news\/14\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby World Cup: No fairytale ending for Ireland’s Johnny Sexton as New Zealand win quarter-final | Rugby Union News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Ireland captain Johnny Sexton and coach Andy Farrell reflect on the heartbreaking Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat to New Zealand, which sends them home from France; the All Blacks face Argentina in Friday’s semi-final after Los Pumas’ earlier victory over Wales <\/h2>\n
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\n Johnny Sexton signed off as an Ireland player following the defeat to New Zealand <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

An emotional Johnny Sexton was left deflated after his dreams of retiring as an Ireland player with a World Cup victory were shattered by a mighty All Blacks display.<\/p>\n

New Zealand held on to win a nerve-jangling quarter-final over a thoroughly-impressive and ultimately-devastated Ireland 28-24 in Paris and move on the face Argentina in the semi-finals on Friday.<\/p>\n

For Ireland captain Sexton this was not the fairytale ending that he, his team and his nation had hoped for.<\/p>\n

“You’ve got to work hard for fairytale endings, we didn’t get it and that’s just life,” said the 38-year-old Irish legend.<\/p>\n

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