Whitelock making the big moments count while he still can 

Whitelock is one among a chunk of Kiwis due to cut ties with the Silver Fern when this World Cup is done.

DIFFERING EMOTIONS: Jonathan Sexton of Ireland reacts at the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between Ireland and New Zealand. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Jordie Barrett’s try-saving tackle on Rónan Kelleher after 71 minutes might have been the key moment in a game littered with potential candidates but it didn’t make the highlight reel on the All Blacks own official YouTube channel.

These things are never not imperfect. How do you squeeze an epic like Saturday in Saint-Denis into a byte-sized package that touches all sides of such a sprawling encounter? You can’t, but the three-and-a-half minutes of clips did capture the dramatic end game.