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Thanks for joining me. Well done to New Zealand who got their revenge across a scrappy game. Still, a win is a win.<\/p>\n
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Share<\/a><\/p>\n We\u2019ve had some correspondence from John Davis:<\/p>\n \u201cEvening Daniel. I am thoroughly against the 20 min red card; we have to protect player health and allowing a team to bring a player on after 20 min makes a travesty of that. However, after THAT decision I\u2019m starting to see some upside.\u201d<\/p>\n Quite right. On reflection I think that\u2019s the worst red card I\u2019ve seen given in a Test match.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n While we wait for the report, let\u2019s take a gander at what Sam Warburton \u2013 for my money the best talker on rugby in the world \u2013 had to say:<\/p>\n \u201cNew Zealand\u2019s handling ability off linebreaks is what separates them from most of the rugby world.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ireland didn\u2019t get a single line break all game. That is staggering. They were relying on broken play throughout.<\/p>\n A lack of heft in the tight five and midfield remains a major issue for this team.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Dan Sheehan is up next:<\/p>\n It\u2019s a bitter pill to swallow. We never got going. We saw patches but we couldn\u2019t paint the full picture.<\/p>\n We were operating at 80% going into halftime. We needed a bit of extra and at times we did. But there was a lot of inaccuracies. Hopefully we can turn it around. <\/p>\n We said going in that we weren\u2019t going to use [the lack of time together] as an excuse. it just didn\u2019t click for us. <\/p>\n We\u2019ve got three big games back at the Aviva.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Now let\u2019s hear from Ardie Savea:<\/p>\n It\u2019s cool to be here in Chicago and it\u2019s always a good feeling to have the win. <\/p>\n [Losing here] was nine years ago but it was good to rectify that. We\u2019ll celebrate this win.<\/p>\n There was frustration at the break. We couldn\u2019t get things going. But we managed to get our flow.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the man of the match, Fabian Holland:<\/p>\n It was a massive game for us. Credit to Ireland, they\u2019re a great side. Stoked to get the win. <\/p>\n We wanted to make a statement at the start of this tour. We just talked about backing each other up and that\u2019s what we did.<\/p>\n With Scott and Jordie going off we had to adjust. Credit to the boys. It was an excellent team effort.<\/p>\n The message at the break was to just keep playing All Black rugby, throw the ball around, have a crack and just be there for each other.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Full-time: Ireland 13-26 New Zealand<\/p>\n New Zealand think they\u2019ve scored a blockbuster try at the death, but there are two forward passes so we\u2019ll end on an anticlimactic note.<\/p>\n The scoreline reflects the dominance of the All Blacks in the second half. They simply had too much in the tank and the Irish had no answer.<\/p>\n Ireland players react. Photograph: Ramsey Cardy\/Sportsfile\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.22 EDT<\/p>\n TRY! Ireland 13-26 New Zealand (Roigard, 78)<\/p>\n Wriggled over! Off the back of the scrum, Roigard picks up and dummies. He drops a shoulder and squirms under the challenges of three defenders to get over and end this game with an emphatic score. Barrett misses his first kick at goal. No matter. The game is well and truly over.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 76 min: That should be that. Ireland try and play from very deep but it\u2019s inaccurate. Aki\u2019s long pass to Osborne is off the mark and the ball trickles forward. New Zealand will have the scrum feed five out from Ireland\u2019s line.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 74 min: That\u2019s a let off for Ireland as New Zealand give away possession. Was it skew? Was it because they ilelgally prevented Ireland from competing? Not sure. Things move fast in these late stages. The important thing is Ireland have the scrum inside their own 22. They need to go across the park, score a try and then do it agin.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 73 min: Wave after wave of New Zealand carriers have brought it to Ireland\u2019s 22. Three penalties in a row. NZ playing with the advantage. Sititi heavily involved. Savea too. The pass wide to Jordan is forward so we come back for the advantage. It\u2019s kickable on the 22. If it goes over that\u2019ll be game over you think. Nope, Barrett hoofs it out for a five metre line-out. One more try will certainly end this contest.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 69 min: Casey and Prendergast are both on to inject some zip in the backline. They do that with a neat. move but van der Flier spills in contact. Then New Zealand win a penalty from the subsequent scrum. Momentum has well and truly shifted and it\u2019s all with the Black Caps.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>TRY! Ireland 13-21 New Zealand (Sititi, 67)<\/p>\n Classic All Blacks! You can\u2019t take your eyes off them. After a big territory win, Barrett gets the ball on the. front foot and delays his pass for McKenzie. The nippy pivot bursts through a half gap and has a simple pass back inside for Sititi. The young flanker is equally quick and he slides over under the poles. The extras from the tee means that Ireland have to get going if they want to win this from here.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 66 min: Most teams would simply clear their lines if they won a scrum inside their own 22. New Zealand are not most teams. A wonder pass from Rpigard finds Clarke on the left wing and he tears down field before kicking. Lowe fields and hoofs it out which means New Zealand have the line-out inside Ireland\u2019s patch. They go over the top and keep momentum going\u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 65 min: Ten phases from Ireland hammer the line. Lowe runs hard at Barrett near the left win. Osborne has a few neat contributions. Then Crowley dinks over the top for O\u2019Brien and the winger almost gets there, leaping skyward but he can\u2019t quite catch it clean. This is a New Zealand scrum five out from their own line.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>TRY! Ireland 13-14 New Zealand (Williams, 62)<\/p>\n The big fella is over! Rather than kick this penalty out, New Zealand tap and go. Taylor carries and shifts it to Sititi at the last second. The flanker almost goes through himself from five metres out but is hauled down. There\u2019s no stopping Williams though. The big lock burrows over from close range before Barrett. slots the extras to hand NZ the lead for the first time.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 61 min: This is such a messy game. Crowley almost put an onrushing Osborne through with a slick little pass, but the fullback spilled it. Jordan scuffed his return kick but it bobbled into space. Holland was the chaser and managed to hold onto Crowley\u2019s shirt, prolonging him long enough before the cavalry arrived. NZ won a penalty and kicked it out for a line-out deep in Ireland\u2019s patch.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 59 min: Now Ireland get a scrum penalty. Pre-engagement this time. The Kiwis have been their own worst enemies today.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 58 min: Ireland pinch the line-out as New Zealand throw to the middle. It was as if Ireland\u2019s callers were reading the All Blacks playbook. But after a kick New Zealand are back on the ball. At least they are until Jordan spills in contact. It\u2019s just not happening for New Zealand.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 56 min: Ireland\u2019s scrum creaks again and New Zealand get a penalty. Barrett hoofs it out for a line-out in Ireland\u2019s half as Aki makes his way onto the pitch, replacing McCloskey in midfield.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 54 min: That\u2019s a big territory win for Ireland. Thanks to James Lowe who gathered a tough kick in his own half and returned it with interest. Then he chased with real intent and forced Barrett to rush his own kick. Ireland have the line-out throw on the All Blacks\u2019 22.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 53 min: New Zealand respond and stitch a few phases together with some slick passing, but Porter, of all people, stoops in to steal the ball. Ireland hoof upfield and here come New Zealand again. They recognise they need to get a move on.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Penalty! Ireland 13-7 New Zealand (Crowley, 51)<\/p>\n No bother from right in front. New Zealand have conceded eight of the last 10 penalties. Ireland are grinding this out and have opened up a lead.<\/p>\n Jack Crowley boots some point on to the board. Photograph: Erin Hooley\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.38 EDT<\/p>\n 49 min: Barret wins a kick battle with Crowley and gains territory for New Zealand. Ireland win the penalty and have it back after Lowe regainst the ball from a Gibson-Park hoist. Ringrose and then Porter carry well. Another penalty for Ireland and they gain another 10 metres after Taylor moans to the referee. Now the penalty is on New Zealand\u2019s 22 bang in front of the poles. Crowley should nudge this over without any fuss.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 48 min: Crowley gets a shot at goal after another penalty goes Ireland\u2019s way. But he drags his kick from the right of the sticks and sees the ball go across the face of them.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 46 min: It\u2019s frenetic, but not very tidy from both teams. First Ireland lose a line-out throw \u2013 that\u2019s five line-outs lost already by the Irish \u2013 and then New Zealand make a mess on the left wing as Jordan can\u2019t find Clarke, passing just behind him. The ball is knocked on so we have an Irish scrum.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 44 min: Ireland are camped inside New Zealand\u2019s 22 until Crowley grubbers ahead as he tries to break the rush defence. Jordan sweeps round and cleans up and hoofs long. Lowe returns it with interest and Ireland are back on the attack. They\u2019re in the 22 again but New Zealand pinch the ball on the floor. Savea with. the steal. He made the tackle too. Fantastic from one of the greats of the modern game.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 42 min: New Zealand keep the ball until Fainga\u2019anuku inexplicably drops the ball in midfield. Inaccurate and loose. Two words you don\u2019t normally associate with New Zealand but they apply here. Scrum to Ireland.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The players are back and so are we! Big 40 minutes coming up. No changes for either side. Ryan returns after his HIA.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Half-time: Ireland 10-7 New Zealand<\/p>\n That\u2019s that for the first 40. It\u2019s been an odd one. Beirne\u2019s red card dominates the discourse, but two slick tries serve as a reminder that these are two outstanding sides.<\/p>\n Ireland deserve their lead. Will they hold it? I\u2019m off for a quick cuppa.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 39 min: Ireland\u2019s stoic defence forces New Zealand to kick when they don\u2019t want to. Osborne fields a high ball under pressure and the Irish counter through Lowe and Conan who both make metres. McCloskey has it on the left wing and almost gets a slick off-load away. We\u2019re taking a look at a dangerous tackle on O\u2019Brien. Yup, that was high on the winger so Ireland get a penalty and a chance to set up a line-out inside New Zealand\u2019s half.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 37 min: A bit of kick tennis. Jordan takes a mark from an overcooked high kick. Then Barrett does the same as he fields a raking hoof to the corner from Osborne. New Zealand then keep ball in hand as they go searching for a line break from inside their own half.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 34 min: Doris makes his return as Ryan needs to take a head injury assessment. Doris makes ground with his first carry before McCloskey runs hard and straight and almost connects a beautiful offload as Ireland pour forward. No matter, there\u2019s a New Zealand knock-on so Ireland get the scrum feed on halfway. They\u2019re starting to assert some control on this contest. Ireland are finishing this half the stronger of the two teams.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 32 min: A couple of ropey moments for Gibson-Park. \u2013 spilling a pass backwards and then having a box kick partially charged down \u2013 Ireland get a penalty after a a Kiwi strayed offside inside Ireland\u2019s 22. Crowley finds touch for a line-out 10 short of halfway.<\/p>\n