PARIS — Top-ranked Ireland underlined the burgeoning hype about it as the Rugby World Cup title favorite by reaching the quarterfinals on the back of four impressive pool wins. “The respect we have got for New Zealand is through the roof, and hopefully they have got a bit of respect for us.” Ireland blitzed Scotland by six tries to top …
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