Ireland v New Zealand as it happened: Result and reaction after All Blacks end home winning run
Ireland 13-23 New Zealand: Six penalties from Damian McKenzie and a Will Jordan try secured a significant victory for the All Blacks
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Your support makes all the difference.Ireland suffered a first defeat in Dublin in more than three years as an impressive New Zealand powered their way to a second consecutive Autumn Nations Series win.
Andy Farrell’s side were narrowly beaten by the All Blacks in a thrilling Paris quarter-final last October, ending their hopes of breaking their tournament hoodoo, but failed to channel any lingering hurt in a sloppy, scrappy performance. Josh van der Flier’s early second half try was their lone attacking bright spot as the hosts failed to find rhythm, perhaps dealing with some rust after several months away from international action and the departure of attack coach Mike Catt.
For New Zealand, meanwhile, this was another significant step forward after struggling to close out tight games during their Rugby Championship campaign. After beating England last week, this was a controlled and calm performance led by fly half Damian McKenzie, who eschewed his usual flicks and tricks to play an expert territorial game and strike six times from the tee on his way to 18 points. Will Jordan’s beautifully-taken try widened the final margin as the All Blacks knocked off a top-ranked Ireland side.
Re-live all of the action from the Aviva Stadium in our live blog below:
Ireland 13-9 New Zealand, 47 minutes
Ireland are all over New Zealand but their discipline is just keeping the All Blacks in the fight. Asafo Aumua gets over the top at the breakdown and Andrew Porter is penalised for his attempt to shift the hooker.
Ireland 13-9 New Zealand, 46 minutes
Ireland threaten another as Damian McKenzie and Will Jordan play their way into danger, Andrew Porter making a brilliant tackle and allowing a teammate to pinch it. But a neck roll denies Ireland just as the line looms into sight.
TRY! IRELAND 13-9 New Zealand (Josh van der Flier, 44 minutes)
Josh van der Flier batters his way through! Patient play from Ireland and eventually they get there!
Caelan Doris had made the initial burst away from the scrum, and the All Blacks had just been unable to challenge at the ruck in the movement. That means quick, clean ball for Jamison Gibson-Park, who feeds at the right time for Van der Flier on the move to take, tuck and thump into three All Blacks shirts with just enough force to get over the line. Jack Crowley converts.
Ireland 6-9 New Zealand, 42 minutes
Ireland’s lineout is made a mess of by Tupou Vaa’i, preventing a transfer at the maul and eventually stealing the ball from Irish hands. But through swarm green shirts to engulf Sam Cane behind his own line, granting the hosts another opportunity from a five-metre scrum.
Ireland 6-9 New Zealand, 41 minutes
Ireland are immediately awarded a penalty as New Zealand fall foul of the escorting law crackdown for a second time. Ireland kick to the corner.
Jordie Barrett’s card will remain a yellow, as we suspected it would.
Second half...
Right, the players are back out there, Jordie Barrett aside - he’s got his coat on as he serves his time on the naughty step. Underway again.
HT: Ireland 6-9 New Zealand
A narrow half-time lead for the All Blacks, then, which is a pretty fair reflection of the action so far. A greasy night in Dublin and a fixture with all sorts of meaning behind it have perhaps conspired to create something of a sloppy contest, though the physicality has been there from both sides.
Can Ireland strike in the ten minutes after half time when they will enjoy a man advantage? Jordie Barrett and Garry Ringrose will be club colleagues come December - I’d suggest that tackle might get a mention when the Kiwi arrives at Leinster.
PENALTY! IRELAND 6-9 New Zealand (Jack Crowley, 40 minutes)
And the last action of the half is Jack Crowley’s successful conversion of the resultant penalty.
YELLOW CARD! Jordie Barrett is sent to the sin bin! Ireland 3-9 New Zealand, 40 minutes
The officials conclude Jordie Barrett’s challenge meets the yellow card threshold - off to the sin bin he goes while the incident is reviewed. It looked like the initial contact might have been through the shoulder of Barrett’s future Leinster centre partner Garry Ringrose, and there was a significant change in height, so you would expect that to stay yellow.
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