IRE
No.Name
5Paul O'Connell, L
2Rory Best, H
T
8Jamie Heaslip, -
1Cian Healy, P
3Mike Ross, P
4Devin Toner, L
7Sean O'Brien, FL
9Conor Murray, SH
T
6Peter O'Mahony, FL
15Rob Kearney, FB
T
14Tommy Bowe, W
13Brian O'Driscoll, C
12Gordon D'Arcy, C
11Dave Kearney, W
10Johnny Sexton, FH
2
Replacements
16Sean Cronin, -
17Jack McGrath, -
18Declan Fitzpatrick, -
19Mike McCarthy, -
20Kevin McLaughlin, -
21Isaac Boss, -
22Ian Madigan, -
23Luke Fitzgerald, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Aviva Stadium
7:00 PM, November 23, 2013
Attendance: 51,000

Match Commentary

84'22-24 End of half
84'22-24 End of half
83'Aaron Cruden, at the second attempt as Nigel Owens calls Ireland back for charging prematurely, slots the match-winning conversion
81'You simply cannot write these scripts. Ryan Crotty goes over in the last play of the match
81'+122-22 Try - Ryan Crotty , New Zealand
81'+322-24 End of second half
81'+322-24 Conversion - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
76'Player substituted - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
76'Substitute on - Ian Madigan , Ireland
69'Player substituted - Cian Healy , Ireland
69'Substitute on - Jack McGrath , Ireland
66'Player substituted - Devin Toner , Ireland
66'Substitute on - Declan Fitzpatrick , Ireland
66'Player substituted - Mike Ross , Ireland
66'Substitute on - Mike McCarthy , Ireland
66'Substitute on - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
66'Player substituted - Cory Jane , New Zealand
66'22-17 Conversion - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
65'What an incredible finish we are in for as Cruden makes it a five-point game
65'22-15 Try - Ben Franks , New Zealand
64'Ben Franks manages to get over from close in as the tension reaches fever pitch in Dublin
61'Substitute on - Ben Franks , New Zealand
61'Player substituted - Wyatt Crockett , New Zealand
57'Substitute on - Owen Franks , New Zealand
57'Player substituted - Charlie Faumuina , New Zealand
57'Player substituted - Peter O'Mahony , Ireland
57'Substitute on - Kevin McLaughlin , Ireland
57'Substitute on - Liam Messam , New Zealand
57'Player substituted - Steven Luatua , New Zealand
54'Substitute on - Luke Fitzgerald , Ireland
54'Player substituted - Brian O'Driscoll , Ireland
53'Player substituted - Israel Dagg , New Zealand
53'Substitute on - Ryan Crotty , New Zealand
53'22-10 Penalty goal - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
52'Aaron Cruden knocks over a penalty to make it a 12-point deficit. All Blacks enjoying lots of possession but the likes of Sean O'Brien and Jamie Heaslip are putting in great shifts
43'Substitute on - Dane Coles , New Zealand
43'Player substituted - Andrew Hore , New Zealand
41'22-7 End of first half
40'22-7 Start of second half
34'22-7 Penalty goal - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
33'To the delight of the Irish crowd, Sexton adds some more points
27'19-7 Conversion - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
26'Cruden slots a conversion to take New Zealand's total up to seven
26'19-5 Try - Julian Savea , New Zealand
25'That's why the All Blacks are the best side in the world, despite their wobbles here, as they create something out of nothing to reduce the deficit
18'19-0 Try - Rob Kearney , Ireland
17'Kearney snuffles up an interception and goes the length of the field
15'Player substituted - Rory Best , Ireland
15'Substitute on - Sean Cronin , Ireland
12'14-0 Conversion - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
11'More points for Sexton and more for Ireland as the ball sails through the posts
11'12-0 Try - Rory Best , Ireland
10'What odds of this? Best puts together some lovely interplay with Sean O'Brien to crash over. Ireland in heaven here
6'7-0 Conversion - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
5'Sexton adds the extras - no sign of an injury niggle there
5'5-0 Try - Conor Murray , Ireland
4'It's the stuff of dreams for Ireland as Conor Murray burrows over. After Nigel Owens checks it with the TMO, regardless of some ambiguity, the try is given
1'0-0 Start of first half