It was a victory 111 years in the making - but it was worth the wait. On Saturday night Ireland finally toppled the mighty All Blacks, winning 40-29 at Soldier Field in Chicago. It was a brutal, beautiful, stirring performance from Joe Schmidt’s side - they went toe-to-toe with the world champions and didn’t give an inch.
And Twitter exploded as history unfolded in the Windy City, with supporters and players present and past celebrating a win which will live on for a lifetime. Here is a selection of the best.
A famous win, a famous night.
Congratulations to @IrishRugby for a great victory! See you in Dublin in two weeks.#NZLvIRE #TeamAllBlacks pic.twitter.com/weMxkjEyVp
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) November 5, 2016
Aussie press tomorrow possibly? pic.twitter.com/359jFgUqMO
— Martin Cross (@MartinXRugby) November 5, 2016
Congratulations to the Irish team for their historical win over New Zealand today; an outstanding performance.
— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) November 5, 2016
Amazing performance, well done IRELAND ☘
— AP McCoy (@AP_McCoy) November 5, 2016
Pure class! Unbelievable performance! Very proud to be Irish this evening!
— Peter O'Mahony (@peterom6) November 5, 2016
Epic @ Soldier Field https://t.co/9MJYVsv5z8
— Cian O'Sullivan (@CianOSull88) November 5, 2016
Murray motm, incredible stuff by everyone!!!
— luke fitzgerald (@lukefitz11) November 5, 2016
Oh to be an Irish rugby player today.. what a feeling..ye are some warriors..get up ye boyo's.. gutted to be missing the session in Chicago
— Ronan O Gara (@RonanOGara10) November 5, 2016
@aucklandcricket @BLACKCAPS Congratulations Ireland. A long time coming but deserved the win tonight. Someone's happy & it's not me @RonanOGara10 pic.twitter.com/iStgCExAGn
— Dan Carter (@DanCarter) November 5, 2016
So proud!
— Brian O'Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) November 5, 2016
Congrats to cousin @KearneyRob on behalf of the Bidens. @IrishRugby's 1st win over New Zealand in 111 years. History made again in Chicago.
— Vice President Biden (@VP) November 6, 2016
I take back (nearly) everything I said about 2016! Congratulations @IrishRugby! https://t.co/SlPEaNZTm4
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 5, 2016
