Ireland's Bravery Finds Little Reward As Kiwis Hum a Familiar Tune [Eire Region]

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Bravery hurts and, more often than not, provides scant reward. Yesterday smarted and yielded nothing. Ireland players will wake this morning bruised, battered and beaten after a tremendously courageous if limited display against the world's finest.

Banished from their memories will be that drubbing in New Plymouth this past summer with Jamie Heaslip, who was red-carded that day, more than restoring his good name here. From half-time, though, there wasn't much doubt that the visitors would win.

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Ireland's Bravery Finds Little Reward As Kiwis Hum a Familiar Tune [Eire Region]

Six down at the break, Ireland might have counted themselves slightly unlucky but in committing three tackles to every one of New Zealand's, it was obvious just how m...

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