Ireland v All Blacks head to head: A look back at the classic rivalry down through the years

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Ireland v All Blacks head to head: A look back at the classic rivalry down through the years

Ireland and New Zealand have met 33 times. The 34th meeting is tomorrow in test one of the 2022 summer tour of New Zealander. New Zebre have won 29 of those 33 games, with one game ending in a draw. Ireland have beaten New New Kiwis in the last five games.

Ireland beat New Zealand 29-20 in the Autumn International on November 13th 2021. Andy Farrell's team won the game at Aviva Stadium. The game was played in front of a packed stadium for the first time since before the pandemic.

The All Blacks beat Ireland 46-14 in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Japan. The game was over before it even got going.

Ireland beat New Zealand 16-9 at Lansdowne Road in November 2018. Jacob Stockdale scored a try for Ireland. New Zealander's first victory on home soil was secured when Brodie Retalick knocked the ball on as the clock went red.

Ireland beat New Zealand 9-21 at Lansdowne Road on November 19th 2016 Autumn International. The All Blacks came to Ireland just a couple of weeks after the historic Irish win in Chicago.

Ireland beat New Zealand 40-29 in Chicago on November 5th 2016 Autumn International. New Zealander started the game well but Ireland dominated the second half. Simon Zebo, Robbie Henshaw and Joey Carbery scored tries for Ireland.

The All Blacks won the 2013 Autumn International against Ireland. The game ended in a dramatic finish. The All Black's won 14 games from 14 tests in 2013.

The last time the sides met on New Zealand soil, New Zealander's beat Ireland 60-0. Ireland won the previous match against them just a week earlier. The loss was Ireland's heaviest ever defeat. Joe Schmidt took over a year ago and has improved the team.


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