NZL
No.Name
8Richie McCaw, H
2Andrew Hore, H
1Tony Woodcock, P
6Liam Messam, FL
T
3Owen Franks, P
5Sam Whitelock, L
9Aaron Smith, SH
4Luke Romano, L
7Sam Cane, FL
T
2
15Israel Dagg, FB
T
14Ben Smith, W
T
13Conrad Smith, C
12Sonny Bill Williams, C
T
2
11Hosea Gear, W
T
10Aaron Cruden, FH
2
Replacements
16Keven Mealamu, -
17Ben Franks, -
18Brodie Retallick, -
19Adam Thomson, -
T
20Piri Weepu, -
21Beauden Barrett, -
3
22Tamati Ellison, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: FMG (Waikato) Stadium
12:35 AM, June 23, 2012
Attendance: 25,109

Match Commentary

82'60-0 End of half
82'60-0 End of half
81'+160-0 End of second half
77'Player substituted - Tony Woodcock , New Zealand
77'Substitute on - Ben Franks , New Zealand
74'Player substituted - Keith Earls , Ireland
74'Substitute on - Andrew Trimble , Ireland
74'60-0 Conversion - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
73'Great play Barrett who adds the conversion
73'58-0 Try - Adam Thomson , New Zealand
72'First the power from the forwards put the All Blacks in position and then Beaudan Barrett delays his pass delightfully before putting Adam Thomson over.
70'Substitute on - Adam Thomson , New Zealand
70'Player substituted - Sam Cane , New Zealand
69'Player substituted - Rory Best , Ireland
69'Substitute on - Sean Cronin , Ireland
64'53-0 Conversion - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
63'The conversion goes over from Barrett
63'51-0 Try - Israel Dagg , New Zealand
62'Sonny Bill jabs an incisive kick through and Dagg races on to it, evades a last-gasp tap-tackle attempt and touches down.
61'Substitute on - Piri Weepu , New Zealand
61'Player substituted - Aaron Smith , New Zealand
60'Player substituted - Conrad Smith , New Zealand
60'Substitute on - Tamati Ellison , New Zealand
60'Player substituted - Conor Murray , Ireland
60'Substitute on - Eoin Reddan , Ireland
60'Substitute on - Declan Fitzpatrick , Ireland
60'Player substituted - Mike Ross , Ireland
58'46-0 Try - Liam Messam , New Zealand
58'Player substituted - Sam Whitelock , New Zealand
58'Substitute on - Brodie Retallick , New Zealand
57'Yet another score for the All Blacks as Cane takes a great line before offloading to Messam, who scores next to the posts. Barrett hits the post.
56'Substitute on - Donncha O'Callaghan , Ireland
56'Player substituted - Dan Tuohy , Ireland
55'Player substituted - Andrew Trimble , Ireland
55'Substitute on - Keith Earls , Ireland
55'Player substituted - Kevin McLaughlin , Ireland
55'Substitute on - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
55'Player substituted - Paddy Wallace , Ireland
55'Substitute on - Chris Henry , Ireland
51'Player substituted - Keith Earls , Ireland
51'Substitute on - Andrew Trimble , Ireland
50'41-0 Try - Hosea Gear , New Zealand
49'The TMO confirms HOsea Gear's sixth test try after a storming run from the left winger, which saw off two Irish defenders
45'36-0 Conversion - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
44'Easy conversion for Barrett
44'34-0 Try - Sam Cane , New Zealand
44'Player substituted - Andrew Hore , New Zealand
44'Substitute on - Keven Mealamu , New Zealand
43'Second try on his full debut for Sam Cane as he juggles the ball before touching down under the posts. Great work from Messam and Aaron Smith. Easy conversion
41'+1Yellow card - Rob Kearney , Ireland
41'+229-0 Penalty goal - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
41'+329-0 End of first half
40'29-0 Start of second half
24'Substitute on - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
24'Player substituted - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
23'26-0 Try - Ben Smith , New Zealand
22'Try number four for the All Blacks as Ben Smith touches down in the corner after Cruden seized on an Irish error on the New Zealand 22 and then Conrad Smith released the winger to score.
20'21-0 Conversion - Israel Dagg , New Zealand
19'Dagg converts
19'19-0 Try - Sonny Bill Williams , New Zealand
18'Sonny Bill is over for his second try after bursting over from short-range after the All Blacks blasted their way to within metres of the line with relative ease
13'14-0 Conversion - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
12'Cruden adds the conversion
12'12-0 Try - Sonny Bill Williams , New Zealand
11'Sonny Bill Williams crashes through the Irish midfield and races away to score after a wonderful dummy then offload from Aaron Cruden.
8'7-0 Conversion - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
7'Aaron Cruden converts
7'5-0 Try - Sam Cane , New Zealand
6'Sam Cane scores his first international try in the corner after a persistent attack from the All Blacks and a lovely offload from Sonny Bill Williams
1'0-0 Start of first half