Ireland Chase 'performance' In Pool Decider Against Nz

Ireland caput coach Scott Bemand said triumph complete New Zealand successful their last World Cup Pool C crippled would springiness them "real momentum" heading into nan quarter-finals.

Bemand's broadside person recorded 2 bonus-point wins against Japan and Spain to scope nan knockout stages of nan title pinch a crippled to spare.

They now look World Cup holders New Zealand, who person besides won their first 2 fixtures, pinch nan 2 sides vying to declare apical spot successful Pool C.

"We want to support momentum going and to do that we person to compete against World Cup contenders. New Zealand person earned nan correct to telephone themselves World Cup contenders and we want to create immoderate problems," he told BBC Sport NI.

"We judge we person results and performances successful us, it is astir timing those going into a quarter-final - and getting that [New Zealand] crippled 100% correct is perfectly crucial, and it will springiness america immoderate existent momentum by going well.

"We won't spell aft nan result, we will spell aft nan performance. We're starting to build belief. We are putting points connected nan committee truthful tin we [win]? Anything is possible."

Bemand will dream to person co-captain Sam Monaghan and influential back-row Aoife Wafer backmost for nan New Zealand crippled successful Brighton connected Sunday.

Monaghan went disconnected injured against Spain whilst Wafer has missed some Pool C wins arsenic she continues her betterment from a knee injury.

Wafer has been training pinch nan squad successful England, but Bemand confirmed they are still unsure arsenic to really agelong Monaghan will beryllium retired for.

"Sam picked up a bump and of people we missed Sam, she's a superb subordinate and a awesome leader but location is nan bigger image that we request her heavy successful nan competition," Bemand said.

"The truth is nan adjacent 24 hours will show america everything, she sewage picked up and she landed connected her hip, truthful she wasn't moving arsenic good arsenic we liked truthful we decided to return her off."