Aaron Smith made his New Zealand test debut against Ireland in 2012. Ireland could also be the end of his test career in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday in Paris. Recent history weighs in favor of Ireland, which has beaten New Zealand in three of their last four tests, and five of their last eight. Smith is retiring after the Rugby World Cup and he isn’t looking back for motivation or inspiration. He says, “If you’re held down by the weight of the past, you won’t be able to play we
New Zealand’s Aaron Smith runs to score a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between New Zealand and Italy at the OL Stadium in Lyon, France, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. PARIS — Aaron Smith made his New Zealand test debut against Ireland in 2012. The Irish were his first three tests, including his first test try.Their unbeaten record enduring for more than a century ended in 2016 in Chicago, and that bloomed rugby’s best new rivalry.
Recent history weighs in favor of Ireland, which has beaten New Zealand in three of their last four tests, and five of their last eight. But Smith, who is retiring after the Rugby World Cup, isn’t looking back for motivation or inspiration, not even to the 2019 World Cup quarterfinal when the All Blacks crushed Ireland 46-14 and Smith scored two of their seven tries.
“If you’re held down by the weight of the past, you wont be able to do anything, you won’t be able to play well, you’ll be too scared to do anything. To trust your instincts. Smith started in all three tests last year against the Irish, who won from behind after losing the first test, and he wasn’t consigning them entirely to history.“But I believe we’re a totally different team to July last year. We’ve got new coaches and, as a group, that series really galvanized us. I can’t wait for Saturday to see what happens.
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