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SOLDIER FIELD, Chicago -- All Blacks coach Steve Hansen paid tribute to the victorious Ireland side by saying they were outstanding and deserved the win.Ireland ended their 111-year wait to record their first win over New Zealand at a sold-out Soldier Field. It was a remarkable match that?Ireland ended up winning 40-29, and Hansen was full of praise for the victors.That was a brave effort to get back to 33-29, and in the end, it was one step too far, Hansen said. Ireland were outstanding and thoroughly deserved the win. It makes up for the last one, which they shouldve won.Full credit to Ireland, and I hope they fully enjoy their victory. Its great were in Chicago, where so many fans will be able to enjoy it.Hansen admitted that his team has work to do ahead of Italy next weekend and said Ireland did well to target back-rower Ardie Savea, who ended up being utilised as a makeshift winger in the second half, as New Zealand battled a number of injuries.It was smart play, and credit to them, Hansen said. We havent got any excuses. We were beaten by the better side on the day.Captain Kieran Read admitted New Zealand werent able to get into the game but said they will work hard to get back to winning ways.Its disappointing, Read said. Ive been involved in losses, and its tough to take, as they are few and far between. Well give credit where its due, and we have another chance next week.Thats the beauty of the schedule, and we have a great squad here, and we back everyone here who gets a chance to play. They put their heart out there. I can be proud of the amount of effort we put in at the end. 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BOSTON -- Clay Buchholz, the longest-tenured member of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff, has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league second baseman Josh Tobias, the teams announced Tuesday.The Red Sox picked up their $13.5 million option on Buchholzs contract at the end of last season, but there was always a possibility he could be traded in the offseason. It became almost inevitable two weeks ago after the Red Sox completed a blockbuster trade for ace left-hander Chris Sale, giving Boston seven major league starting pitchers.Although the Red Sox could have opted to trade lefty Drew Pomeranz -- and would have obtained a greater return for him by virtue of his lower salary and a contract that is controllable through 2018 -- multiple teams that spoke with president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski during and after the winter meetings suggested he strongly preferred to move Buchholz, who is eligible for free agency after this season. The Phillies agreed to pay his 2017 salary, which also decreased the prospect value the Red Sox received.When it came down to it, as we looked under all scenarios, the deal that made the most sense was dealing Clay, Dombrowski said. The others have some longer time with us as far as being with the organization. We have longer control over them. Hes in his last year, the dollar perspective. It was really our choice to pursue this one rather than some of the other guys.Phillies general manager Matt Klentak said on a conference call that the team had asked the Red Sox about Buchholz as far back as last July, before the trading deadline, because they viewed him as a potential bounce-back candidate even before his second-half resurgence.Theres no such thing as too much starting pitching, Klentak said. Ive been saying all offseason that if an opportunity makes sense, we would explore that. And the Buchholz acquisition reflects that. This wasnt necessarily a position we were trying to fill, but we felt the opportunity was right.Klentak also mentioned Buchholzs history with Phillies pitching coach Bob McClure, who once held the same position with the Red Sox until he was fired in 2012.Clay is very excited to be reunited with Bob, Klentak said.Buchholz spent 10 seasons with the Red Sox, and expectations for him were impossibly high from almost the day he was drafted with the compensatory first-round pick obtained when Pedro Martinez signed with the New York Mets. The bar was raised even higher on Sept. 1, 2007, when Buchholz no-hit the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park in only his second career start.Dogged by injuries, Buchhoolz made frequent trips to the disabled list.dddddddddddd. He never pitched more than 189? innings in a season and averaged only 140 innings per season from 2010 to 16.He thought maybe it also was a spot where he gets a change of scenery, fresh opportunity, Dombrowski said of Buchholz. Not always a bad thing, as he mentioned.Buchholz also outlasted high-profile starters Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester and John Lackey in Boston. He wound up going 81-61 with a 3.96 ERA in 206 appearances (188 starts). In six career postseason starts, Buchholz was 0-1 with a 4.25 ERA. Save for the no-hitter, Buchholzs crowning moment with the Red Sox was arguably grinding through a shoulder injury to pitch four innings in Game 4 of the 2013 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, a series the Red Sox won in six games.Without Buchholz, Bostons rotation consists of Sale and David Price, reigning Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello, Pomeranz, lefty Eduardo Rodriguez and knuckleballer Steven Wright. By subtracting Buchholz, the Red Sox also nearly offset the combined 2017 commitments for luxury tax purposes to newly acquired Sale, reliever Tyler Thornburg and first baseman Mitch Moreland, leaving them more likely to avoid going over the tax threshold for a third consecutive season.Tobias, 24, hit .291 with 9 home runs and 69 RBIs last season in two stops in the Phillies minor league system. He finished the season at Clearwater, Philadelphias affiliate in the Class A Florida State League.Buchholz joins a Phillies rotation led by 2011 American League Rookie of the Year Jeremy Hellickson, who was 12-10 with a 3.71 ERA last season. The right-hander accepted the teams qualifying offer of $17.2 million earlier this offseason.The rotation is also expected to include right-handers Jerad Eickhoff (11-14, 3.65 ERA in 2016), Vince Velasquez (8-6, 4.12 ERA) and Aaron Nola (6-9, 4.78 ERA).The Phillies already had seven pitchers on their roster who made at least 10 starts in the major leagues last season, so the trade for Buchholz will bump one of their young starters -- likely Jake Thompson, Zach Eflin or Alec Asher -- out of the rotation.The Phillies now have signed five players this offseason -- Buchholz, Howie Kendrick, Pat Neshek, Joaquin Benoit and Hellickson -- who are on the last year of their contract, which could put them in position to be one of baseballs most active sellers before the trading deadline.ESPNs Jayson Stark contributed to this report. 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