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Irish look to finally bury under-achievers tag against All Blacks

Ireland will seek to break through their World Cup glass ceiling by beating New Zealand to reach the semi-finals for the first time tonight (9pm kick-off).

Andy Farrell’s team, ranked No 1 in the world, can take a big step towards emulating England in 2003 in completing the Six Nations Grand Slam/World Cup double.

AFP Sport picks out three things that could be key once Wayne Barnes whistles for play to begin at the

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