As it happened: All Blacks v Ireland recap and post-mortem

Name: ANZ Sports Scene: All Blacks look to stamp dominance over Irish
Uploaded: 2018-11-14T12:24:23+13:00
Duration: 429 s
Description: Ireland close world rugby rankings gap on the All Blacks, Manu Vatuvei swaps his boots with gloves and we catch up with NZ Bobsledder Nicholas Corban.

NZ Herald

17 Nov, 2018 05:20 PM2 mins to read

Ireland close world rugby rankings gap on the All Blacks, Manu Vatuvei swaps his boots with gloves and we catch up with NZ Bobsledder Nicholas Corban.

All the action and analysis from Ireland's historic 16-9 victory over the All Blacks.

The All Blacks and Ireland are meeting on the hollowed turf at Dublin's Lansdowne Road for their 31st match since 1905.

Since their first meeting, things haven't gone all that well from the Irish side – with just one win to their name.

The All Blacks have made just one change to their starting XV from the side that beat England a week ago. Sonny Bill Williams, who was unavailable due to injury, has been replaced in the No.12 jersey by Ryan Crotty, while Anton Lienert-Brown joins the bench.

Steve Hansen has elected to continue running three first five-eighths in his 23, with Damian McKenzie again donning the No.15 jersey behind Beauden Barrett in the No.10, allowing Richie Mo'unga a space on the bench. Scott Barrett will again provide cover at lock and blindside flanker from the bench.

Ireland are without three of their usual stars, with Connor Murray, Sean O'Brien and Robbie Henshaw all unavailable. Halfback Murray is arguably the biggest loss for the side, with his accurate box-kicking game known to test opposition backlines in the air.

O'Brien and Henshaw were injured in the side's 28-17 win over Argentina last weekend, with O'Brien breaking his arm and Henshaw injuring his hamstring.

Wayne Barnes will have the whistle for the test which starts at 8.00am.