New Zealand

40 - 21

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Ireland

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Ireland vs New Zealand

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Match Information

New Zealand v Ireland

Nations Championship - Round 3

Sat 18th July 2026, 12:10am PDT

Eden Park

Nic Berry

Head to Head

Wins

Wins

Average Points scored

First try wins

80%

Home team wins

40%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

21-43

50-19

43-28

29-24

33-26

40-21

20-36

31-33

43-21

27-17

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Previous Results

Last 5 Meetings

Nations Championship +19

+11 Internationals +23

42 - 19

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Match Information

New Zealand v Ireland

Nations Championship - Round 3

Sat 18th July 2026, 12:10am PDT

Eden Park

Nic Berry

Points Flow Chart

Mins in lead

82%

% Of Game In Lead

64%

Possession Last 10 min

36%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Lienert-Brown

40-21 78'

Prendergast

63' 35-21

Keenan

62' 35-19

Love

35-14 56'

McKenzie

33-14 55'

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.3

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.3

22m Entries

Attack Profile

Defence Profile

Last 5 Penalties

61'

67'

71'

73'

75'

Key Players

Points

Ruben Love

Last Try

Anton Lienert-Brown

Carries

Will Jordan

Tackles Completed

Joe McCarthy

Line Breaks

Joshua Moorby

Turnovers Won

Quinn Tupaea

Defenders Beaten

Damian McKenzie

Successful Passes

Cam Roigard

Live Updates

That's full time

80'

The second half ends

80'

Conversion

Damian McKenzie stepped up and missed the conversion

79'

Try

Anton Lienert-Brown has scored a try

78'

Jamison Gibson-Park is replaced by Craig Casey

74'

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All Blacks vs Ireland Kick Off Times & TV Channel

All Blacks face off against Ireland in Nations Championship Round 3 on Sat 18th July 2026 at Eden Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:10. In South Africa it’s at 09:10 SAST, 19:10 NZST in New Zealand, 17:10 AEST in Australia and 00:10 EST in the US.

All Blacks won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with All Blacks in position 2 and Ireland in position 3, underlining just how tight this match could be.

All Blacks vs Ireland Squads

The official squads for All Blacks vs Ireland will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.