Ireland vs ABs …live thread

Irish scrum struggling.

DMac goes for poles this time . . . and it's over. ABs have a deserved lead.

Berry misses NZ pushing early

Ireland getting zero change out of kickoffs and high balls.

They'd do better to keep it in hand, just kicking all their possession to NZ.

Very scrappy game considering all the hype about these being the top two sides . . .

Kickable penalty but Ireland goes for touch.

Aki loses possession again…but looks dubious

Berry missing a lot here . . . but TMO corrects the last blunder.

Another penalty NZ.

Another kickable penalty for the ABs . . . DMac kicks it and it's 9-3.

Ireland 35% possession…not in the game.

Now Ireland get a kickable penalty. Very messy game. Jordie Barrett might be in trouble here for a high tackle.

Yes Ireland has been a shadow of their World Cup quality.

Yellow for Jordie. Under review.

Yellow for Jordie.

Bundi comes right…nice break….Barrett yellow.

Crowley converts. 9-6. Half time and the ABs will be down a man for the first 10 minutes of the second half.

Pretty forgettable first half. Not sure this is going to be worth staying up until midnight.

Chance for Ireland to get some control back.

What's the odds the ABs complete a clean sweep on this EOYT ?

Not bad right now.

With all that possession NZ teams would typically have scored at least one try.

Immediate kickable penalty for Ireland, again they go for touch.

And the ABs somehow take the ball from them in the maul. They have a scrum 5 though.

Try Ireland. Josh van de Vlier scores.

Doris sets Ireland up for the try…yellow costly for NZ.

Try Ireland, Van Der Flier. They look a little more fired up now.

13-9

Ano ther cracking tackle by Gibson-Park.

Ireland finally recovers a high ball but get penalized at the ruck.

13-12

Roigard on for Ratima. 

Jordie back, Ratima off and Roigard on .

Aaaand Ireland knocks again just as they get rolling.