Ireland vs New Zealand | International Rugby

That's a wrap from the Aviva Stadium. The All Blacks held on for a 23-13 win to break Ireland's 19-game undefeated streak at home over a three-year span.

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As for the All Blacks, they are two for two on their end-of-year tour.

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FULL-TIME, IRELAND 13-23 ALL BLACKS. This is Ireland's first defeat in 19 home games, dating back three years.

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With mere seconds remaining, the All Blacks are home and dry. They have this victory locked down.

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Ireland are going for broke, but time is running out for the home side.

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Huge penalty won for the All Blacks by Ardie Savea as Ireland were probing close to the tryline.

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Is this the lifeline Ireland needed? James Lowe executes a perfect 50-22 banana kick. earn

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Unlike earlier in the game when handling errors halted their attacks, the final passes are sticking now for the All Blacks and that spells danger for Ireland.

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Ireland have 10 minutes to overturn a 10-point deficit if they are to win this game.

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TRY, NEW ZEALAND, JORDAN. 13-20. The All Blacks go coast to coast by stretching the Irish defence and Jordan slides in.

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The momentum shift is down the the fact that New Zealand's substitutions have been more proactive than Ireland's and it's the point of difference at the moment.

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PENALTY, NEW ZEALAND, MCKENZIE. 13-18. Ireland now trail by five points.

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The All Blacks are shifting gears now and the penalty count against Ireland is rising.

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PENALTY, NEW ZEALAND, MCKENZIE. 13-15. And momentum swings in the visitors' favour again.

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We're into the final quarter of the game and with one point separating the teams, it's an evenly poised contest.

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INJURY SETBACK: Ireland lose O'Toole moments after he came onto the field as a substitute.

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McKenzie's penalty attempt hits the upright and bounces back into the field of play. Ireland clear their lines.

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It's not often one can say New Zealand's attack look flat. But this is one of those rare times. They're missing that clinical edge today.

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The All Blacks are in possession, but their attacking shape is in disarray, forcing McKenzie to kick.

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SUBSTITUTION: RATIMA OFF, ROIGARD ON. Will the change at scrumhalf bring with it a change of fortunes for the All Blacks? Time will tell.

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The All Blacks are back to their full complement with the return of Jordie Barrett from the sin bin.

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PENALTY, NEW ZEALAND, MCKENZIE. 13-12. It's now a one-point game.

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CONVERSION, IRELAND, CROWLEY. The No 10 adds the extras and the hosts lead 13-9.

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TRY, IRELAND. The home side makes a perfect start to the second half.

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Half Time

HALF-TIME: The All Blacks take a slender three-point lead into the break.

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PENALTY, IRELAND, CROWLEY. 6-9. The flyhalf closes the deficit to just three points of the stroke of half-time.

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YELLOW CARD, NEW ZEALAND, JORDIE BARRETT. The centre is send off for a high tackle.

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PENALTY, NEW ZEALAND, MCKENZIE. 3-9. The Kiwis extend their advantage.

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Ireland have been getting a lot of leeway at the breakdown, but not this time. Nic Berry penalises them and the All Blacks will look to extend their lead.

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High-octane stuff inside the Aviva now. These teams are going blow-for-blow and neither has been able to gain the ascendancy outright.

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PENALTY, NEW ZEALAND, MCKENZIE. 3-6. The Kiwis hit the front for the first time in this grudge match.

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Dangerous ground this for Ireland. They concede a free kick at the scrum about 10m from the All Blacks tryline.

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It's all been a bit too stop start at the Aviva Stadium. Both teams' discipline has been questionable so far.

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But the throw-in at the lineout was not straight by Asafo Aumua.

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Great show of intent this by New Zealand. They turn down a kickable penalty and set an attacking lineout 5m from the tryline.

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Wallace Sititi wins a game-first breakdown penalty for the All Blacks. He has been sensational since making his Test debut against the Springboks in Cape Town.

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When on attack, the All Blacks make easy metres against Ireland's defence. But the final pass is just not sticking for the visitors.

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Ireland are winning the breakdown battle, which should be a bit of concern for All Blacks coach Scott Robertson.

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The All Blacks regain possession. They want to play the game at pace.

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The All Blacks are turning up the heat now. But the hosts strip the ball in the tackle.

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Now Ireland are pinged for obstruction, giving New Zealand the perfect platform to launch an attack.

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It's all happening now. Both teams are making unforced errors and now they're fighting.

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A sloppy bit of play by Ireland after the restart, gives New Zealand another midfield scrum.

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Penalty

PENALTY, NEW ZEALAND, MCKENZIE. 3-3. The visitors hit back immediately to level the scores.

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The All Blacks get their first bit of meaning possession and they win a kickable penalty after an excellent break by Ratima.

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PENALTY, IRELAND, CROWLEY. 3-0.

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Ireland take the lineout quickly and goes to the air with an up and under. But Jordie Barrett concedes a penalty and Ireland will kick at goal.

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Off the back of a solid scrum, Damian McKenzie comes up with a huge clearance kick.

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Ireland work their way into the 22, but there's a knock off. Scrum New Zealand.

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Ireland have made a solid start. New Zealand shaky in the opening exchanges.

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Kick Off

KICK-OFF! We're underway with the first half here in Dublin… It's Ireland against the All Blacks!

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As New Zealand perform the Haka, Ireland advance forward to challenge it. This is box office.

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Here's the Haka.

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New Zealand's anthem was just inexplicably cut short.

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Trivia

Referee: Nic Berry (Australia). Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Andrea Piardi (Italy). TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales).

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Here come the teams. The national anthems follow soon.

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Ireland have beaten the All Blacks five times over the last even Tests in this fixture.

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The stage is set for an epic showdown in what is arguable the blue-ribbon fixture in world rugby.

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As the No 1-ranked Test team in the world, Ireland are favourites to win this clash.

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History

The last time these sides met, the All Blacks beat Ireland narrowly to advance to the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup.

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Team News

New Zealand: 15 Will Jordan, 14 Mark Tele’a, 13 Reiko Ioane, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Damian McKenzie, 9 Cortez Ratima, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Wallace Sititi, 5 Tupou Vaa’i, 4 Scott Barrett (captain), 3 Tyral Lomax, 2 Asafo Aumua, 1 Tamaiti Williams. Subs: 16 George Bell, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Pasilio Tosi, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Samipeni Finau, 21 Cam Roigard, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Stephen Perofeta.

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Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14, Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Tadgh Beirne, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Finay Bealham, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 1 Andrew Porter. Subs: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Peter O’Mahony, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Ciaran Frawley, 23 Jamie Osborne.

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Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the international Test showdown between Ireland and the All Blacks, brought to you live from the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

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