All Blacks 40 - 21 Ireland

Full time

18 Jul 2026

Nations Championship

Stage: Southern Hemisphere Round 3

Eden Park

All Blacks vs Ireland head to head

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👏 3

💩 1

🔥 2

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New Zealand triumphed over Ireland with a convincing 40-21 victory at Eden Park. The home team scored six tries, with standout performances from Tuipulotu and Savea leading the charge early on. Ruben Love was instrumental, converting five tries, establishing a solid 28-7 lead by halftime. Ireland struggled to contain New Zealand's pace and power, despite a spirited effort highlighted by Conan and Keenan crossing the line. The visitors managed to score three tries but failed to keep pace with New Zealand's relentless attack. As the game progressed, New Zealand's depth in quality showed, culminating in a late try from Lienert-Brown to seal the match. This victory continued New Zealand's dominance over Ireland in recent encounters.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand

Weather

Temperature: 13.5°C (Feels like 10.7°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 12.8 km/h, gusting to 27.9 km/h Humidity: 73% Cloud Cover: 62%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Substitution

Fletcher Newell on for Tyrel Lomax · All Blacks
12'

Substitution

Ciaran Frawley on for Jimmy O'Brien · Ireland
14'

Try

Patrick Tuipulotu · All Blacks

5 - 0
14'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

7 - 0
15'

Substitution

Tyrel Lomax on for Fletcher Newell · All Blacks
19'

Substitution

Bundee Aki on for Ciaran Frawley · Ireland
21'

Try

Ardie Savea · All Blacks

12 - 0
21'

Substitution

Jimmy O'Brien on for Bundee Aki · Ireland
22'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

14 - 0
27'

Yellow Card

Luke Jacobson · All Blacks
30'

Substitution

Asafo Aumua on for Codie Taylor · All Blacks
32'

Try

Jack Conan · Ireland

14 - 5
33'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Ireland

14 - 7
34'

Try

Will Jordan · All Blacks

19 - 7
35'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

21 - 7
37'

Yellow Card Complete

Luke Jacobson · All Blacks
38'

Try

Asafo Aumua · All Blacks

26 - 7
39'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

28 - 7
Halftime 28 - 7
Second Half
44'

Try

Joe McCarthy · Ireland

28 - 14
44'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Ireland

28 - 9
49'

Substitution

Xavier Numia on for Ethan de Groot · All Blacks
55'

Try

Damian McKenzie · All Blacks

33 - 14
56'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

35 - 14
56'

Substitution

Caleb Clarke on for Ruben Love · All Blacks
57'

Substitution

Anton Segner on for Patrick Tuipulotu · All Blacks
57'

Substitution

Fletcher Newell on for Tyrel Lomax · All Blacks
57'

Substitution

Nick Timoney on for James Ryan · Ireland
57'

Substitution

Sean Jansen on for Josh van der Flier · Ireland
57'

Substitution

Ciaran Frawley on for Jimmy O'Brien · Ireland
59'

Substitution

Bundee Aki on for Stuart McCloskey · Ireland
59'

Substitution

Thomas Clarkson on for Tadhg Furlong · Ireland
62'

Try

Hugo Keenan · Ireland

35 - 19
63'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Ireland

35 - 21
67'

Substitution

Anton Lienert-Brown on for Quinn Tupaea · All Blacks
67'

Substitution

Ronan Kelleher on for Dan Sheehan · Ireland
67'

Substitution

Jeremy Loughman on for Tom O'Toole · Ireland
72'

Substitution

Peter Lakai on for Luke Jacobson · All Blacks
72'

Substitution

Cortez Ratima on for Cam Roigard · All Blacks
74'

Substitution

Craig Casey on for Jamison Gibson-Park · Ireland
78'

Try

Anton Lienert-Brown · All Blacks

40 - 21
Fulltime 40 - 21

Player ratings

All Blacks

15 Damian McKenzie 8.4
14 Will Jordan 8.3
13 Quinn Tupaea 7.7
12 Jordie Barrett 6.5
11 Josh Moorby 8.0
10 Ruben Love 7.2
9 Cam Roigard 7.4
1 Ethan de Groot 7.4
2 Codie Taylor 6.7
3 Tyrel Lomax 6.6
4 Josh Lord 7.4
5 Patrick Tuipulotu 8.5
6 Tupou Vaa'i 7.7
7 Luke Jacobson 6.2
8 Ardie Savea 8.9
16 Asafo Aumua 8.1
17 Xavier Numia 6.1
18 Fletcher Newell 7.0
19 Anton Segner 6.6
20 Peter Lakai –
21 Cortez Ratima –
22 Anton Lienert-Brown 7.0
23 Caleb Clarke 7.7

Ireland

15 Hugo Keenan 7.9
14 Robert Baloucoune 6.4
13 Garry Ringrose 6.2
12 Stuart McCloskey 5.6
11 Jimmy O'Brien 5.8
10 Sam Prendergast 6.3
9 Jamison Gibson-Park 6.6
1 Tom O'Toole 6.1
2 Dan Sheehan 7.7
3 Tadhg Furlong 7.5
4 Joe McCarthy 8.6
5 James Ryan 6.5
6 Tadhg Beirne 6.4
7 Josh van der Flier 6.5
8 Jack Conan 8.4
16 Ronan Kelleher 6.0
17 Jeremy Loughman 5.8
18 Thomas Clarkson 6.0
19 Nick Timoney 6.4
20 Sean Jansen 6.0
21 Craig Casey –
22 Ciaran Frawley 6.0
23 Bundee Aki 5.7