Ireland 20-43 Argentina.
Joe Schmidt’s side are out of the World Cup after losing 43-20 to Argentina in the quarter-final at the Millennium Stadium.
Here is the story of a heartbreaking match.
Ireland actually had a phenomenal start to the second half.
Wow what a come back #IREvARG ????
— Amie (@Miss_AmieMc) October 18, 2015
Game on!!!+ #IREvARG
— Michelle Ni Dhubhain (@Michelleyelly23) October 18, 2015
Brilliant try! #IREvARG
Come on Ireland!
— It's An Eel! (@Oohvarvoo42) October 18, 2015
What a try #IREvARG ???
— Sean Varian (@Sean_Varian) October 18, 2015
— Mike Coleman (@ColemanMike) October 18, 2015
Come on, Ireland! #IREvARG #RugbyWorldCup
— Katherine (@HeartToFollow84) October 18, 2015
Get in!!!
#IREvARG
— Dombacca (@Dombacca) October 18, 2015
#IREvARG Low Lie The Fields of Athenry. Come on Ireland! You're doing is proud. Keep it up!
— Adrian McIlvar (@AidiMaci) October 18, 2015
It was too much to handle for Ireland’s greatest ever player.
— Brian O'Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) October 18, 2015
While the national excitement was summed up by this tweet.
I haven't a clue of the rules, but this is very exciting #IREvARG
— Sorcha Ward (@SorchaWard1) October 18, 2015
The mood changed though when Madigan’s crucial missed penalty at 20-23 had people worried.
Madigan misses another one. #RWC2015 #IREvARG
— #EinaKeng (@SlimDope_) October 18, 2015
Fuck it #IREvARG
— McD (@ascomphone) October 18, 2015
Come on Ireland me nerves #IREvARG
— Dave (@kopfile) October 18, 2015
The stress is killing me… Come on Ireland! #COYBIG #ShoulderToShoulder #IREvARG
— Sarah Creedon (@sarcreedon) October 18, 2015
This referee is shocking, bottling the decisions #IREvARG
— David Coffey (@Coffey13) October 18, 2015
My nerves are shot to pieces #IREvARG #COYBIG
— andrew knowles (@andrewknowles10) October 18, 2015
This game is so intense ?? #irevarg
— Catherine Quearney (@_CatherineOrla) October 18, 2015
we can't afford these penalties #IREvARG
— Maureese (@MauricePeterL) October 18, 2015
This fecking match is so bloody frustrating…. argh! #RWC2015 #IREvARG #IRE #jaysus
— S Finney (@irishfinney) October 18, 2015
We're fecked me thinks.. #IREvARG
— Veronica (@veronm78) October 18, 2015
… and it got worse from there.
Lovely try by Argentina #IREvARG
— Lee McMullen (@leemcm1976) October 18, 2015
Oh no…. Another try for Argentina #IREvARG
— RSVP Magazine (@RSVPMagazine) October 18, 2015
Silly mistakes costing #IREvARG
— KLAS Management (@KLASManagement) October 18, 2015
Game over! ???????????????? #IREvARG
— Mark Browne (@DathBrun) October 18, 2015
That's it, I can't watch, covers 1eye #IREvARG #ShoulderToShoulder
— Kate (@kateiLou) October 18, 2015
This is absolutely pathetic from an Irish point of view #IREvARG
— Peter Daly (@pdaly90) October 18, 2015
Starting to move out of reach 🙁 #IREvARG
— DeclanFlynn (@DeclanFlynn) October 18, 2015
It would appear that Northern hemisphere rugby has some way to go. #IREvARG
— David Byers (@davidpaddybyers) October 18, 2015
Ah well… #IREvARG
— Aidan McCarthy (@AidanJMcCarthy) October 18, 2015
Not looking good Irish Fans! #IREvARG #RWC2015
— rachcaisley (@rachcaisley) October 18, 2015
It was over before we knew it.
Hard luck Ireland, Argentina have been brilliant – fair play #IREvARG #RWC2015
— Emma McCoy (@ejane89) October 18, 2015
Better be destroyed By allblacks #IREvARG
— GmZ (@GautMez) October 18, 2015
Never getting emotionally involved in sport again, it hurts too much. #IREvARG
— Dave Seery (@BashingDastard) October 18, 2015
Bollocks!!!! Unlucky lads, Argentinians are savage #IREvARG
— The SMC with Smurphy (@smurphysmc) October 18, 2015
Argentina have been outstanding all World Cup. Ball handlers from 1 to 15 #IREvARG
— Rhys Williams (@RhysWilliams124) October 18, 2015
#IREvARG fair play pumas…? stand up & applaud ?
— Brendan (@DiddleyRascal) October 18, 2015
Totally outclassed. Well done Argentina #RWC #IREVARG
— Gerard Doyle (@gerdoyler) October 18, 2015
?? #IREvARG
— byrnekellie (@byrnekellie32) October 18, 2015
Deafening silence in the millenium #RWC2015 #IREvARG
— Tom Hoyles (@thoyles) October 18, 2015
Heartbreaking stuff #IREvARG
— Jack Manning (@JackPVManning) October 18, 2015
Devastated ?? #IREvARG
— Emma Walker (@emmawalker198) October 18, 2015
Absolutely awesome performance from Argentina, totally blew Ireland away. Credit where credits due, too many mistakes from Ireland #IREvARG
— James Haren (@Saints_4eva) October 18, 2015
It does huge disservice to Argentina to harp on about injuries. We were hammered #IREvARG
— Conall Ó Fátharta (@ococonuts) October 18, 2015
We lost that in the first fifteen minutes. Sad end to the World Cup. Argentina were very very good #RWC2015 #IREvARG
— Kenneth Bissett (@KennethBissett) October 18, 2015
Not going to lie I cried a little ?. #irishrugby #RugbyWorldCup #IREvARG so proud to be Irish ? best supporters in the world ??
— Ciara Kennedy (@Kennegeek) October 18, 2015
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