Injuries of more concern than scoreline as Ireland fire blank against New Zealand

Despite the defeat, Ireland still progress to the Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-finals though they will have injury concerns ahead of that knockout stage game. 

New Zealand's Braxton Sorensen-McGee scored a hat-trick of tries against Ireland. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Women's Rugby World Cup: New Zealand 40 Ireland 0 

New Zealand’s combination of blitz, beef and pure speed was too much for Ireland in this closing World Cup Pool C encounter in front of 30,017 in Brighton, as both teams go their separate ways and into the quarter-finals.