All Blacks vs Ireland 2026 Live Chat

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Here we go...

Cumon...uuh...rugby!

Berry is the ref

Ringrose leaves behind a hard pass from Prenny, good line speed from the All Blacks.

Big mistake by Barrett early and an Ireland have a scrum in the middle of the field.

Looks like the ABs wanna kick a lot

Not the best start for AB, kick into the defense and then Jordie regathers and kicks it dead from halfway. Scrum Ireland. Lekker nerves out there it seems.

Huge offside by the ABs there but the refs don't see it

Ringrose brilliantly held up in midfield and AB get the scrum. Early handbags.

Great scramble by the Irish.

ABs looking dangerous

Ominous from the ABs running Ireland to the edges, Ireland gets a hold of Roigard's pass and saves it.

And full of running but get penalised

Mistake from Jordan not releasing the offload to Jacobson storming into space. Ireland turns it over and clears.

Weak surrender of possession with the Prenny high kick by Ireland as their attack runs out of gas.

ABs need to be careful. They're showing some nice hands but looking a bit dicey.

Scrum Ireland on the AB 10m line

Ireland doing some nice work on the short side and making round but then coughing up a penalty

All Blacks very flat on that offside line...

Tuipulotu in after the ABs go through a bunch of phases.

Ireland seem to be struggling to contain the ABs once they get a little momentum

Conversion slotted.

7-0

The try comes, inevitable. All Blacks stretching Ireland right and left and the space comes for Tuipulotu.

More handbags. All Blacks creating pressure in defense by holding the carrier up and attempting the rip. Jordie that time forcing the error.

Ireland looking I hit back right away but they just struggling the for that final bit of control

ABs running out of their 22 and JGP gives them a penalty to.

Ireland need to fight though this because nothing is going their way

Berry's comms is on point.

ABs damn near scores again. Prenny gets a hand to interrupt the pass otherwise trouble.

Haha Ireland properly feeling the heat now

20 minutes gone and it's been just about all ABs apart from a few moments for Ireland

ABs have a penalty right under the Irish posts and one would assume they should take 3.

...but Ireland are on thin ice with the penalty count and looking like they could cough up another try.

ABs scrum, Ardie breaks from the scrum and runs it in.

14-0

Ireland showing nothing thus far.

Savea picks up from the scrum and goes himself. Beirne didn't get off the scrum, was he held? Nah, looked like he tripped over one of his own player's feet as he was trying to break and that left a highway for Ardie to the line.

70% possession to the ABs lol

Eish, Ireland not looking good. Pressure forces the poor pass from Prenny and then an attempt over the top is intercepted.

James Ryan having a lekker lie down on the wrong side of the ruck.

My word Ireland are dune the pump.

Again defending their line and again penalty.

ABs cop a yellow and it might turn into a red.

Some reprieve for Ireland.

So damn stupid!!!

The ABs were about score again and if they did they could have gone 21 points clear.

Absolutely idiotic from Jacobson

Jacobson with a stupid clear out to the head of Vannerflier, yellow.

JGL having a poor game this far as he passes one on the forums and into touch

JGP tosses a poor pass just as Ireland gets some momentum.

Dmac having a good game, always finds a way to make meters.

Finally Ireland look like doing something but the Pretender offloads into touch

Wrong option from Ringrose off Vannerflier's turnover ball. Ireland get it wide eventually , Keenan doesn't feed to Balou in space wide, another error from JGP and it breaks down for Ireland.

Yellow will remain a yellow. Good that the contest will remain equal but Jacobson is lucky.

All Blacks have dominated but the yellow card has changed everything and Ireland are in.

Ireland finally hit back!

The passes stuck through the phases and Conan dives over!

Game on

14-7 ABs

Conan over. The yellow costs again.

Good morning Plummie, so by the way. It's been balls to the wall hey?