‘We’re hurting because we could’ve won’

THE mood in the Irish camp was sombre; the feeling that all players have when they know they have blown a chance of victory.

Gordon D’Arcy was particularly hurt by the experience of losing by 11 points to the All Blacks in Hamilton on Saturday.

“It was about one pass, one tackle away, from winning. We’re hurting because we could’ve won. We let it slip in the last 15, made one mistake too many and paid the price.