Age: 31. Height: 5'10". Weight: 87kg (13st 9lbs) Caps: 77. Ageing like the finest of wines, Keith Earls is now 31-years-old and more integral to this Ireland side than ever. Earls has 77 caps to RW Staff October 12, 2019 Ireland get the bonus-point win they needed against Samoa to guarantee a quarter-final berth Mind the gap: Johnny Sexton runs in his first try (Getty Images) TAGS: Samoa 2019 Rugby World Cup: Ireland 47-5 Samoa Head-to-head Played - 7 Ireland wins - 6 Samoa wins - 1 Did You Know? 2019 Rugby World Cup: Japan 19-12 Ireland. Head-to-head. Played - 8. Japan wins - 1. Ireland wins - 7. Did You Know? This is Japan's first-ever win over Ireland and it takes them to an all-time high of eighth in the world rankings. Japan lock Luke Thompson, at 38 is the oldest player at the 2019 World Cup. Brian Gleeson: A key player in Ireland Under-20s' Grand Slam success and their march to the final of the World Cup, collecting four man-of-the-match awards and scoring eight tries across the two 2019 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final: New Zealand 46-14 Ireland Ireland have never made it past the quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup. Ireland got their first win against New Zealand in Chicago, in November 2016. Ireland won 40-29. New Zealand had won a World Cup record 17 successive matches until Ireland's attention turns to Thursday's Pool A clash with Russia after losing 19-12 to Rugby World Cup hosts Japan in Shizuoka. B6z3q0t.

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