All Blacks vs Ireland 2026 Live Chat

Will Jordan restores the 14 point gap.

Come on All Blacks!

Oh my god. Ireland with shenanigans in their own 22 and Jordan picks up the pass to nowhere to score.

Hahahahahahaha

My word!

Jordan scores after a massive clanger from Ireland...

21-7 ABs

Comical stuff

Great 50/22 by Ruben Love

Brilliant 50/22 from Love after he collects a knocked ball.

Pretty average cross from Prenny gives possession to the ABs.

ABs over again . . . but they're checking something . . . looks millimeteres short to me.

No, it's called on the line and the try stands. ABs 26-7. Very impressive from the 14 All Blacks.

ABs score again right in half time...looks like a try anyway...

28-7 ABs

The game is pretty much beyond Ireland at this point.

Ireland have been bloody aweful

That botched 22 exit was the death blow to Ireland. Not over yet though, they showed they can get over if they get close, but they need to get control of possession somehow in the second to have a prayer.

Ireland have a chance to reduce the deficit with a lineout on the AB line but one feels they will have to get this to stand a chance in the 2nd half

I've always liked Quinn Tupaea and man he's put some big hits in today.

28-7 to the ABs at half time.

Ireland needs to attack close to the breakdowns more, they're not sucking in any AB defenders.

And the ABs steal it...totally stuff the Irish maul and then pinched it on the ground

That's the half and Ireland have almost no chance of winning this now

Weird to see Ireland for a change not amounting to more than the sum of their parts.

One had gotten so used to them playing above their level that it's almost expected.

Let's see how they fight back

JGP chucks yet another shyte pass to start the half...the man is rattled

Much better from Ireland as some passes stick and they get the 5m line amidst some mega line speed from the ABs....

So many phases and Ireland draw a penalty...they go the corner for a lineout

Ireland over. McCarthy deserved that, biggest part of the Irish go forward there.

Ireland are in and it's 28-14.

Hope this isn't another of these big turnarounds we've seen so many of lately.

Irleand score!!!!

Perfect start to the half!

Big J Mc Carthy get the score

28-14 Abs

Ireland playing some territory now and forcing the ABs to play out of their 22

Much much better

FFS the Pretender passes it into touch

Prenny into the gap and then tosses the ball into touch over his wing's head.

Now Dmac fluffs it on the touch line and Irleand get the ball back and can play from just inside their own half.

Terrific take by Love gets the All Blacks a big advantage into the Irish 22.

Love looks injured and O'Brien could be seeing yellow here for playing Love in the air.

No, Love is going to play on and there's no yellow.

Love might be injured here.

Nothing in that for me. His eyes were always the ball.

Love came down hard and looks like he's hurt his knee.

I'm just happy the ABs seem to have settled on a flyhalf.

Ardie makes good ground and the ABs are on attack . . . they have a penalty advantage . . . they keep going . . . great retention but eventually it breaks down and back for the penalty.

ABs doing what the Irish haven't been, punching around the rucks to force the defense to commit.

ABs with 14 phases inside the Irish 22, got a penalty but Ireland held them off.

ABs take a lineout

Love never really shone for the Hurricanes and seemed to get the #10 jersey by default but he's certainly taken his opportunity at test level and now looks very accomplished.

Lomax almost over . . . now Love just short and then DMac finishes it. Excellent by the ABs.

Dmac scores and that's probably the game.

Have to say the ABs have had a lot of the 50/50s going their way.

...meanwhile the Irish can't seem to find any consistent periods of momentum

35-14 Abs

Dmac over. ABs punching close again to pull the defense in and the space is there wide. Ireland almost saved that but they didn't have the numbers.

Love off for Caleb Clarke. DMac will go to flyhalf and Moorby or Jordan to fullback.

Was really hoping for a closer game

LOL, Sheehan calling for a 3 on 1 on the outside with that Quinn penalty. It was 1 on 1.

Beautiful touch finder from Pretender to set up lineout for Ireland on the 5m...maul...phases...penalty advantage...

Ireland are in off the skip pass from Pretender