Ireland v New Zealand

Date:

Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Attendance: 51,700

Ireland v New Zealand Match Reports

Ireland beat the All Blacks 29-20 in a breathtaking autumn Test encounter at the Aviva Stadium. The hosts were first to score with James Lowe crossing in the 14th minute. They were then unlucky when Tadhg Furlong had a try ruled out on the half-hour mark, only to see Codie Taylor score for New Zealand moments later. Tries from Ronan Kelleher and Caelan Doris early in the second half saw Ireland retake the lead, but the All Blacks closed the gap with a try from Will Jordan. Three penalty kicks from replacement Joey Carbery in the final quarter secured a famous victory for Ireland. A selection of match reports is listed below:

Ireland v New Zealand - Match Highlights

Ireland v New Zealand - Match Stats

Ireland: (5) 29
Try: Lowe (14'), Kelleher (44'), Doris (51')
Conversion: Sexton (52')
Penalty: Sexton (57'), Carbery (66', 74', 80')

New Zealand: (10) 20
Try: Taylor (32'), Jordan (62')
Conversion: J Barrett (33', 63')
Penalty: J Barrett (19', 70')

Man of the match: Caelan Doris (Ireland)


Ireland v New Zealand - Team Line-ups

Ireland Team

Forwards

  • 1 Andrew Porter
  • 2 Ronan Kelleher
  • 3 Tadhg Furlong
  • 4 Iain Henderson
  • 5 James Ryan
  • 6 Caelan Doris
  • 7 Josh van der Flier
  • 8 Jack Conan

Backs

  • 9 Jamison Gibson Park
  • 10 Johnny Sexton (Captain)
  • 11 James Lowe
  • 12 Bundee Aki
  • 13 Garry Ringrose
  • 14 Andrew Conway
  • 15 Hugo Keenan

Replacements

  • 16 Rob Herring
  • 17 Cian Healy
  • 18 Finlay Bealham
  • 19 Tadhg Beirne
  • 20 Peter O’Mahony
  • 21 Conor Murray
  • 22 Joey Carbery
  • 23 Keith Earls

New Zealand Team

Forwards

  • 1 Joe Moody
  • 2 Codie Taylor
  • 3 Nepo Laulala
  • 4 Brodie Retallick
  • 5 Samuel Whitelock (Captain)
  • 6 Ethan Blackadder
  • 7 Dalton Papalii
  • 8 Ardie Savea

Backs

  • 9 TJ Perenara
  • 10 Beauden Barrett
  • 11 Sevu Reece
  • 12 Anton Lienert-Brown
  • 13 Rieko Ioane
  • 14 Will Jordan
  • 15 Jordie Barrett

Replacements

  • 16 Dane Coles
  • 17 Karl Tu’inukuafe
  • 18 Tyrel Lomax
  • 19 Tupou Vaa’i
  • 20 Akira Ioane
  • 21 Finlay Christie
  • 22 Richie Mo’unga
  • 23 David Havili