Eire had been nicely crushed by the All Blacks of their autumn opener
Eire’s 19-game successful streak on the Aviva Stadium met a deflating finish as an error-strewn and indisciplined efficiency was punished by New Zealand.
The All Blacks claimed a deserved 23-13 victory in Dublin courtesy of six Damian McKenzie penalties and a late Will Jordan strive, their first win within the Irish capital since 2016.
Dealing with one another for the primary time since their blockbuster Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris 13 months in the past, Friday’s conflict within the Irish capital proved a a lot drabber affair, dominated by knock-ons and gradual scrum set-ups.
McKenzie kicked six penalties on the night whereas full-back Jordan scored the All Blacks’ solely strive as Eire’s misplaced at residence for the primary time since 2021 – and solely the second time beneath Andy Farrell.
Eire led 13-9 early within the second half due to a Josh van der Flier try to the boot of Jack Crowley, nevertheless it was a frustratingly poor night time for Farrell, who steps away from Eire on the finish of the month as he prepares for subsequent summer time’s British and Irish Lions tour.
Eire – Tries: Van der Flier (43). Cons: Crowley (44). Pens: Crowley (8, 40).
New Zealand – Tries: Jordan (69). Pens: McKenzie (10, 29, 38, 49, 62, 65).
Scoring sequence: 3-0, 3-3, 3-6. 3-9, 6-9, 13-9, 13-12, 13-15, 13-18, 13-23.
How Eire had been upstaged by All Blacks
Will Jordan clinched a deserved victory for New Zealand with a late strive
In entrance of a packed-out Lansdowne Street beneath the lights, Eire took the lead within the eighth minute by a Crowley penalty after obstruction by Jordie Barrett on Mack Hansen beneath a large Jamison Gibson-Park box-kick down the centre of the pitch.
The All Blacks had been stage inside three minutes, although, as after scrum-half Cortez Ratima made probably the most of excellent fortune in sprinting ahead for a telling line break after fumbling his personal cross, McKenzie kicked by a simple penalty when Finlay Bealham was penalised for mendacity on the unsuitable facet as Ronan Kelleher tried a breakdown poach.
Finlay Bealham began at tighthead prop for Eire after Tadhg Furlong was dominated out with a hamstring damage. Mack Hansen made his first worldwide look of 2024 with No 8 Caelan Doris handed the captaincy.
New Zealand made two enforced adjustments to the crew that edged previous England as Damian McKenzie and Asafe Aumua changed Beauden Barrett and Codie Taylor, who had been each dominated out on account of concussion.
Thereafter, New Zealand constructed a interval of stress within the Irish half, however the residence facet’s defence proved robust to maintain the guests out – Gibson-Park making one excellent deal with on McKenzie amid a bunch of robust tackling which pressured knock-ons and turnovers.
Gibson-Park was then caught offside, nevertheless, permitting McKenzie to kick into the nook for the perfect probability of the Take a look at to date. The All Blacks couldn’t make it rely on account of a crooked lineout throw.
McKenzie did add the following factors simply forward of the half hour when a debatable scrum turnover resulted in an unsettled Eire defence conceding a penalty near their very own posts.
Damian McKenzie kicked six penalties for an 18-point haul
Eire quickly handed up their clearest alternative within the New Zealand 22 when Kelleher inadvertently kicked a ball ahead from a free ruck after a Bundee Aki carry, earlier than New Zealand made it 9-3 down the opposite finish when James Ryan was penalised for failing to roll.
An outstanding Aki carry and offload simply earlier than half-time noticed Garry Ringrose hit excessive into the top by Jordie Barrett, who was proven yellow.
With the ultimate act of the half, Crowley kicked over his second penalty to finish a scrappy, scrum-dominated 40 minutes at 9-6.
Josh van der Flier crossed early within the second half to present Eire the lead however they failed to attain once more
All Blacks wing Mark Tele’a conceded a penalty for obstruction from the restart however Eire did not make the prospect rely within the first occasion after Crowley kicked into the nook and the guests batted again maul possession.
Eire’s response was incredible, nevertheless, as they pressured Sam Cane again over his personal tryline for a five-metre scrum. From the following assault, Van der Flier battled his approach over to floor on the road for the opening strive within the forty fourth minute.
Crowley transformed fantastically for a 13-9 benefit and Eire had been nearly over for a second strive straight after when a thundering Gibson-Park deal with pressured a turnover. New Zealand survived the onslaught when James Lowe was penalised for a neck roll.
Bundee Aki makes a break
Hooker Asafe Aumua pressured an All Blacks breakdown penalty inside moments, and McKenzie confirmed excellent composure to land a long-range effort after the ball had fallen off the tee.
That strike lowered Eire’s result in a single level, with Barrett coming back from his sin-binning quickly after and New Zealand nonetheless firmly within the contest.
McKenzie missed the prospect to regain the lead when he hit the submit with a central penalty on 57 minutes, however New Zealand did edge in entrance previous the hour mark when a scrum resolution harshly went in opposition to Eire – a scrum solely awarded on account of an head damage to alternative prop Tom O’Toole.
New Zealand stretched their result in 5 factors by way of McKenzie’s boot after poor play from alternative lock Iain Henderson, who did not launch at a ruck. And that lead was quickly an insurmountable 10 factors when Jordan dived over within the nook following fast All Blacks attacking play.
Eire’s alternative fly-half Ciaran Frawley knocked on his second excessive ball beneath no stress to see extra time tick away for Eire, however Lowe then produced a surprising 50:22 from simply exterior his personal 22 to present them hope.
Ardie Savea killed that hope useless, nevertheless, with a vital breakdown penalty in his personal 22 with six minutes to play, seeing the All Blacks seal spectacular back-to-back wins over England and Eire in Europe.
Doris pissed off by poor self-discipline
Eire captain Caelan Doris instructed Virgin One:
“That’s not us, that’s not the best performance we’re capable of. Part of that is definitely down to the quality of New Zealand.
“I believed we had been reactive all through. They had been firing far more photographs than we had been. That was the message at half-time – we felt he had taken quite a bit from them and it was our flip to get momentum. We did that early on with the strive however they got here again into it. Our self-discipline was positively an enormous issue.
“Was rust a factor? Possibly, but that’s not an excuse for us at all.”
Farrell: Eire gamers are gutted
Eire head coach Andy Farrell instructed Virgin One:
“The players are gutted in there, and I’m gutted for them. They prepped well and were excited about the game. We supressed ourselves at times with too many back-to-back errors.
“Lengthy story quick, the perfect crew gained.”
What’s subsequent?
Eire Autumn Nations Sequence continues in opposition to Argentina at Allianz Stadium on Friday November 15 (kick-off 8.10pm), whereas New Zealand face France at Stade de France on November 16 (8.10pm).
