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Published 02:40 6 Nov 2016 GMT
Updated 10:13 6 Nov 2016 GMT
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"You’ve got to take a moment every time you make history. Knowing Joe, it will probably be a brief moment... "It is a massive thing for us and it’s a massive mark of the respect to the All Blacks because it means so much to us because they are such a quality side."
Schmidt then remarked that he was regretting a vow he made to his players earlier in the week. He said:
"I think I actually said something inadvertently during the week like, ‘Well if you win here, I don’t really care too much about what you do the rest of the series’, so I’ve probably put my foot in it there. "Besty being the stickler he is will probably reminding me about that all night and on the flight home where there’s an alcohol ban, which will probably be lifted as soon as the boys sit down."We would not be at all surprised if the Irish lads were cracking open beers in the dressing room as their coach spoke with the media. Jack McGrath was certainly on it. "I’m probably not going to obey the alcohol ban myself," Schmidt added. https://twitter.com/jamieheaslip/status/795062494830149632 It seems the players were gearing up for a big night. Who are the winners of the much-coveted 2016 Wooly Awards? Find out in our GAA Hour Special
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