Ireland 13-23 New Zealand

Ireland v New Zealand Match Reports

Lacklustre Ireland were beaten 23-13 by New Zealand in their opening autumn Test at the Aviva Stadium. A cagey first half saw Jack Crowley kick two penalties for Ireland and his opposite number Damian McKenzie kick three, resulting in a narrow 9-6 half-time lead for the All Blacks. Josh van der Flier scored the first try of the match early in the second half to take the home side into the lead. Ireland's indiscipline resulted in more penalty opportunities for McKenzie who struck three more times to take the visitors back into a five-point lead. Things got worse for the home side when Will Jordan swept across the line to extend the All Blacks lead to ten points with ten minutes remaining. Ireland pushed for a breakthrough in the closing stages, but New Zealand held firm and closed out a match that failed to provide any fireworks on the pitch. A selection of match reports is listed below:

• Autumn Internationals: New Zealand end Ireland's winning run in Dublin
• BBC: Ireland lose to NZ in first home defeat since 2021
• Sky Sports: All Blacks power to Autumn Nations Series win as Six Nations champions disappoint
• RTE: McKenzie steers All Blacks to victory over Ireland as winning home run ends
• Irish Independent: Ireland beaten by the All Blacks as errors prove costly for Andy Farrell’s men at the Aviva
• Irish Times: All Blacks end Ireland’s winning streak at home with deserving victory
• New Zealand Herald: Scott Robertson’s men stun Ireland and snap undefeated home streak