Teary-eyed Ireland captain Johnny Sexton reflected on a "gutting" end to his glittering career following a heartbreaking World Cup exit at the hands of New Zealand.
New Zealand defended a late surge from Ireland to secure their place in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals with a 28-24 victory at Stade de France on Saturday.
Mack Hansen has been included in an unchanged Ireland starting XV for Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand in Paris.
Scrumhalf Aaron Smith insists New Zealand are a completely different team to the one defeated by Ireland in 2022 ahead of a mouth-watering World Cup quarter-final.
Keith Earl believes Ireland are a completely different beast now than they were under former coach Joe Schmidt ahead of the Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.
As of Monday morning, no member of Andy Farrell's 33-man Ireland squad had been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup clash with the All Blacks in Paris.