Ireland feels like a different country to the one the All Blacks last visited in 2013.

Who starts at first-five for the All Blacks? It's a debate that has raged since Dan Carter hung up his boots at the end of 2015.

The All Blacks are being portrayed as a team embarrassed by the Chicago defeat and going to extraordinary lengths to set the matter right in Dublin on Sunday.

Ireland lock Devin Toner believes his side dispelled the All Blacks' 'mystique' in Chicago.

Three changes will make the All Blacks a different team in Dublin this weekend.

This could be a big week for Israel Dagg. A huge week perhaps in determining where his future lies.

Irish coach Joe Schmidt thinks his side have 'poked the bear,' and think the All Blacks will be sharper and more aggressive.

Ireland may have shocked the rugby world to upset the All Blacks for the first time in their rugby history in Chicago a week and a

Sean Cronin thinks his side can beat the All Blacks again in Dublin, thanks to Joe Schmidt's brilliance.

There's been a bit of hope up North that the Irish may have delivered the British Lions the blueprint to beat the All Blacks. The

Joseph Parker has enlisted the help of All Blacks' mental skills guru Ceri Evans, a man who played a crucial part in their winning

The All Blacks found a way to perform at or near their best for 10 consecutive tests in 2016 and give the illusion they were miles ahead of everyone else, writes Gregor Paul.

The All Blacks have performed a clean sweep at the World Rugby awards, winning the player, coach and team of the year awards.

The All Blacks were boarding a flight from Italy to Ireland when news of New Zealand's earthquake with assistant coach Ian Foster admitting players had been unsettled by the drama.

Cameron McMillan lists five stats you may have missed from the All Blacks 68-10 thrashing of Italy on Sunday.

COMMENT: At the start of the year, the biggest test of the year was never tipped to be going down in Dublin in November.

And they say there are no surprise selections in rugby anymore.

It wasn't emphatic but Steven Luatua proved that he is worth more investment by the All Blacks.

The bulk of the All Blacks team that played Italy have 2020 written all over them, writes Gregor Paul.

Wynne Gray answers all your rugby questions after the All Blacks swept aside Italy 68-10 this morning.

The clash with Ireland in Dublin next weekend will be the biggest test of Kieran Read's captaincy to date.

After the random of events of Chicago no one was expecting another upset in Rome and yet there kind of was with the margin of victory clocked up by the All Blacks.

The All Blacks look to bounce back from last weekend's shock defeat to Ireland when they take on Italy in Rome.

He doesn't know how it happened or why, but Malakai Fekitoa lost his love of rugby in the middle of the year.

The Maori All Blacks loss to Munster and the All Blacks loss to Ireland means so much more to rugby than just a result, says Paul Lewis.

Munster have beaten the Maori All Blacks 27-14 in Limerick.

COMMENT: Remember back to June 18 at the Cake Tin. I'll bet Aaron Cruden does.

With the team to play Italy stacked with younger, inexperienced players, Steve Hansen will hold a higher ratio of hope to expectation at Stadio Olimpico.

New Zealand experienced something last weekend even more rare than an All Black defeat. It was a defeat accepted with good grace.

Life has thrown a fair bit of bad luck at Aaron Cruden but he always finds a way to cope. He's a fighter, a believer.