New Zealand thrash Ireland to set up World Cup semi-final with England

• Aaron Smith’s double sets rampant All Blacks on way to victory • England await reigning champions in Yokohama semi-finalThe forecast rain did not turn up but a big black cloud did. New Zealand are never more menacing than when they are portrayed as vulnerable, but they left Ireland scattered all over the turf after ruthlessly battering them up front in an awesome display of power and precision to set up a semi-final against England.The two head coaches stood on the halfway line while their teams were warming up, casually chatting for more than five minutes as if a knockabout were about to st…