Twitter: Tributes paid to Schmidt and Best after Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat

Twitter full of tributes for Joe Schmidt and Rory Best as they depart the stage.

Twitter: Tributes paid to Schmidt and Best after Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat

Ireland suffered another Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat as they were well beaten by a dominant All Blacks side, bringing a curtain down on the playing career of Rory Best and Joe Schmidt's Ireland tenure.

Tributes have since poured in for both men on social media, as others lamented another false dawn for Irish rugby.

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