2019 Rugby World Cup: All Blacks captain Kieran Read's heartwarming moment after Ireland victory

Name: Beyond the Game - RWC 2019 - QF New Zealand v Ireland
Uploaded: 2019-10-19T22:46:04+13:00
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Description: Join host Alex Chapman with special guests Buck Shelford & Michaela Blyde as they review the New Zealand v Ireland and England v Australia RWC quarter-finals. VIDEO/Spark Sport/RWC/Mark Mitchell/allblacks.com/Photosport/Gettyimages

NZ Herald

20 Oct, 2019 07:30 PM3 mins to read

Join host Alex Chapman with special guests Buck Shelford & Michaela Blyde as they review the New Zealand v Ireland and England v Australia RWC quarter-finals. VIDEO/Spark Sport/RWC/Mark Mitchell/allblacks.com/Photosport/Gettyimages

All Blacks captain Kieran Read has showed his class after his side's Rugby World Cup quarter-final victory over Ireland.

After a fierce battle on the field last night against the Irish, both teams showed that there were no hard feelings between the teams, even after the All Blacks ran out winners 46-14.

A sense of respect and companionship was shown between the two sides, as they embraced after the game having a chat. Read led the way for the All Blacks, as he chatted with Irish flanker Peter O'Mahony.

O'Mahony had his three year old daughter Indie in his arms, as he brought her on the field to join in the post-game debriefs.

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However, it showed that maybe Indie wasn't as forgiving as her father as she left Read's attempted high-five hanging.

Kieran Read and Peter O'Mahony share a great moment after their match in Tokyo.#NZLvIRE #RWC2019 pic.twitter.com/5UAqTs8kvq
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) October 19, 2019

The All Blacks and World Rugby social media accounts shared a photo on Instagram, with World Rugby captioning it "Rivals on the field, friends off it", while other websites said the interaction was "What rugby is all about".

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The All Blacks and Ireland showed there is a real friendship between the two sides, with both skipper Read and coach Steve Hansen passing on praise to the retiring Irish skipper Rory Best and coach Joe Schmidt.

Last night's quarter-finals also provided plenty of heartwarming moments as France and Japan were both left heartbroken after their World Cup exits.

Elliot Dee of Wales consoles Louis Picamoles of France. Photo / Getty

Great respect between players after a tough 80 minutes of battle#JPNvRSA #RWC2019 #WebbEllisCup pic.twitter.com/f8TgXpKIBf
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) October 20, 2019

A moment of calm after a hectic 80 minute battle 🙏#RWC2019 #JPNvRSA #WebbEllisCup #RWCTokyo pic.twitter.com/0vXeJZjZ47
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) October 20, 2019

A great show of respect as both teams clap each other off the pitch#WALvFRA #RWC2019 #WebbEllisCup pic.twitter.com/b2pzLrmEJG
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) October 20, 2019