Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature On this huge rugby Saturday, the Australia v England decider is up next and you can join Jonathan Howcroft for all the action here… Peter O’Mahony has wiped his eyes and is making small talk “It’s really hard to put into words. This has never been done before, it’s something I never thought was possible as a young person, but now the young people back home will know that this can be done. We always believe we can win as we know the work we put in and have the incredible support of our families, friends and coaches. It means a huge amount to them too.” The match report here Updated at 10.19 BST Andy Farrell talks to Sky. “They will be talking about this for a long time, this is a special team and this is the most difficult thing in world rugby. We said it would be the start of our World Cup year, but it feels bigger than that. Even after the first game, when we were five times over the line, we believed we could beat anyone. We don’t get carried away with ourselves whether it works for us or against us.” The Ireland team gather around their captain as the series trophy is presented. Sexton turns it up a notch with shouts and smiles galore as they let it all sink in. A much less rugged Johnny Sexton “There are fans here and we have four million people at home, ready for breakfast watching and we always talk about doing it proud and we did. To do it against the best in the world is special. The main man [Andy Farrell] he has done an amazing job, all credit to him. It means a lot now, but in a year when the World Cup starts it won’t mean anything, but we have to keep improving.” A sinister Sam Kane is here. “We are extremely disappointed. We didn’t put on the show we wanted to, we felt the support and we’re bloody sorry we couldn’t put the show out there. Huge respect to Ireland, they had a massive tour and were classy and deserved to win.” Bundee Aki is congratulated by Paul O’Connell. How must Paulie feel right now? For as long as a player has missed out on both Ireland and that horrendous Lions tour in 2005, he can look at his work with these forwards and be very satisfied indeed. The joy is absolutely boundless among the green shirts as the final whistle blows. Alan Quinlan can hardly contain himself in the comments. What a performance, what a victory.
Full time! New Zealand 22-32 Ireland. History
80 mins IRELAND WIN A SERIES IN NEW ZEALAND!!! Updated at 10.09 BST 79.5 minutes. In seconds Ireland will win a series in New Zealand. Peter O’Mahony is already crying. 79 minutes. The green attack is confident and up to 11 phases before killing the ball and NZ will have a penalty, but they have 80 meters to go to score 10 points in a minute. Impossible. It’s even less powerful when Akira Ioane strikes next. 78 minutes. Ireland have the ball in the All Black 22. Two minutes into history… 77 minutes. Carbery claims a loose ball which is then blasted miles from Henshaw, after a couple of kicks James Lowe hacks it down and Barrett can only tap it in on goal. NZ will have to play from their own line. 75 minutes. New Zealand are up to a dozen tackles in the Irish 22 and the inevitable Irish offside penalty is coming. It’s seen as a quick knock and Ireland’s defense must be on top once again. Incredibly, Tadhg Beirne AGAIN steps in to turn it around. What five minutes for the Munster lock. Sexton comes off for Joey Carberry 73 minutes. A promising NZ attack was once again brought to an end by another incredible turnaround from Beirne. However, it is classed as a clean rip rather than a holding penalty and so Ireland’s touchfinder will invite another All Black attack from a lineout. Seven minutes to defend ten points, can Ireland do it? 72 minutes. My dear, Rob Herrings’ pitch is all over the shop and the line is lost. The All Black scrum is coming. 71 minutes. It’s sloppy from the All Blacks at the back of the scrum that allows Henshaw to tackle a retreating Fakatava. The next phase is a special one for Tadhg Beirne as he is first to the ball at the breakdown to win a vital penalty for Ireland to clear the ball. 69 minutes. Will Jordan has some light down the right line but is smothered by the Irish defence. A couple of NZ moves force Ireland offside and the home side take the game in the shadow of the Irish post. 66 minutes. In the midst of all this action there were under. For New Zealand Dane Coles has replaced Codie Taylor, Richie Mo’unga is in and Dalton Papali’i has replaced Sam Cane. Keith Earls replaces Bundee Aki for Ireland.
TRY IT! New Zealand 22 – 32 Ireland (Rob Herring)
65 minutes. A catch and drive sets up before Herring – fresh for Sheehan – breaks the back and forces two NZ tacklers to land on the line at full stretch. Amid a chorus of whistles and jeers, Sexton completes the conversion. A huge moment as Rob Herring scores. Photo: Billy Stickland/Inpho/Rex/Shutterstock Updated at 09.48 BST 63 minutes. Another decent Ireland attack from the scrum, Gibson-Park feeding Keenan who gets on the line and finds Aki running forward. Savea, who is everywhere, catches the ball at the back of the ruck but it was offside. Ireland are cornered for a lineout
TRY IT! New Zealand 22 – 25 Ireland (Will Jordan)
60 minutes. Ardie Savea makes a solo 22 pass to Jordan in a brilliant out to in corner that cuts through the Irish line and the winger is in open pasture. No one gets their feet on jet fast in that much space and it’s over. Jordy Barrett misses another conversion. Folau Fakatava is in for Aaron Smith. Will Jordan comes in to score. Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Updated at 09.47 BST
MISSED PENALTY! New Zealand 17 – 25 Ireland (Jonny Sexton)
58 minutes. Sexton tries one from halfway and it sails wide and on the right line before bouncing off the middle of the crossbar! Man alive who was near. “If Andrew Porter had gone down holding his head after contact, surely the New Zealand man would have been red-carded as he was the aggressor?” asks Philip Haran, “Or is the one without the ball always the aggressor?” Right Phil, it’s the tackler’s responsibility.
PENALTY! New Zealand 17 – 25 Ireland (Jonny Sexton)
54 minutes. Ireland have a scrum in the New Zealand half with six minutes remaining for the yellow Porters. James Lowe has a powerful carry from his wing to midfield and Sam Kane is penalized or hands on the tackle. It’s straight and just outside the 22 and Sexton wastes no time in taking back the lead for over with a conversion try. It’s a good sign for Ireland that their first real attack picked up points.
TRY IT! New Zealand 17 – 22 Ireland (Akira Ioane)
52 minutes. The All Blacks’ bright start to the second half continues with a debut for Ioane. However, you have to say he should never have scored as he beat weak tackles from Sheehan and Van der Flier before hitting his stride. Geordie Barrett converts. Ireland needs to figure this out quickly. Akira Ioane celebrates his try and the All Blacks are cooking here. Photo: Dave Lintott/lintottphoto/Rex/Shutterstock Updated at 09.33 BST
YELLOW CARD! Andre Porter (Ireland)
Well well. Ref Barnes rules that it was head contact, there was no mitigation of the player’s movement, but that it was not a dominant tackle – meaning Porter was absorbing the contact rather than driving it. Yellow card for Wayne Barnes. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile/Getty Images Updated at 09.32 BST 50 minutes. A few minutes of regular kicks going back and forth. Into this Retallick has gone down and it appears to be a similar tackle by Porter that saw Angus Ta’avao red-carded last week. 48 minutes. The game feels like it’s plugged into a five million megawatt generator as the pace builds and New Zealand decide that pace and pace will force Ireland into a place they don’t want to be. After a Beirne cut-back looks promising, the ball is back with Barrett resting in the Irish half. There is a nervous moment for Ireland as the physio takes a look at Sexton, but the captain is good to go. Updated at 09.21 BST 46 minutes. Aaron Smith gives Ireland a consolation penalty when he runs into Gibson Park with the ball still in the ball. Crazy. This will put Ireland on the attack in the All Black 22, but Savea who has clearly decided not to put up with this nonsense anymore, squeezes Henshaw to win a penalty. Ofa Tu’ungafasi, at fly-half for Nepo Laulala, is out and the HIA will bring Laulala back on.
TRY IT! New Zealand 10 – 22 Ireland (Ardie Savea)
43 minutes. After 23 phases, Ardie Savea beats Beirne and Furlong on the line and manages to squeeze and place the ball. Jordie Barrett has the makings of a perfect start to this half for the All Blacks. Ardie Savea just goes over the line to score. Photo: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 09.30 BST 42 minutes. New Zealand are on the ball and the ball slips out of the hands for Rieko Ioane to carry into the Ireland half. There are more phases of work left and right before Beauden Barrett goes over the line and up to Ireland’s 5m line. It’s 18 phases and they’re camped on Ireland’s line with a penalty advantage.
Second half!
40 minutes. Beauden Barrett sends the ball in and with it hopes things will improve for his team. They have forty minutes to retrieve it “This is so good,” says ORMBarnes, “I had a really bad sleepless night and thought, I’m going to stay in bed and watch the replay later? Decided to get up. Good decision. Not at all tired now” Might as well drink until Sunday now. Sean Fitzpatrick just described this NZ performance as “a horror show” and he’s right, especially in the lineout. But much of that belongs to Ireland, whose physicality and brains from last week have been matched by improved attacking timing, patterns and execution.
