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September 01, 2025

Win earns Ireland place in the quarters & coach Scott says there is more to come

- BY DUNCAN BECH

IRELAND coach Scott Bemand insisted his team are ready for tougher tests after reaching the World Cup quarterfinals with a 43-27 victory over Spain at Franklin's Gardens.

Hard-fought bonus-point wins against Japan and a determined Las Leonas have secured a spot in the knockout phase, but first tournament heavyweights New Zealand must be faced in Brighton.

“To get a bonus-point win - at the start of the day I would have bit your hand off for that,’ Bemand said.

“Getting into a World Cup quarterfinal was something ‘we wanted to achieve and we wanted to achieve it at the first possible chance, so two games in.

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