Rugby-Ireland's quarter-final curse hovers over Springbok win


FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool B - South Africa v Ireland - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - September 23, 2023 Ireland's Mack Hansen scores their first try REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

NICE, France (Reuters) - Bleary eyed Ireland fans returned to work on Monday after a weekend celebrating their 13-9 win over South Africa like they had won the World Cup, but those with longer memories recognised it was a little early to start planning the Dublin bus parade.

Hovering in the background is Ireland's quarter-final curse, their spectacular failure to have ever won a knockout game in the history of the tournament, even when going into that phase on the back of massive pool wins.

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