In Pics: Completing Preparations
With less than 24 hours to go to the 18th meeting between Ireland and New Zealand, the selected squads have been busy completing their preparations for tomorrow’s Test match.
With less than 24 hours to go to the 18th meeting between Ireland and New Zealand, the selected squads have been busy completing their preparations for tomorrow’s Test match. Pictured above: a well wrapped-up Nick Evans practices his kicking at Lansdowne Road with All Blacks’ kicking coach Mick Byrne providing assistance.
Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara polishes up on his line-kicking at Lansdowne Road
Ireland kicking coach Mark Tainton tees up a place kick for Ronan O’Gara
New Ireland captain Simon Easterby, with coach Eddie O’Sullivan in the foreground, at today’s press conference at Lansdowne Road
New Zealand coach Graham Henry raises a smile at today’s Captain’s Run at Lansdowne Road. Will he be smiling come five past four tomorrow? Bookmakers Paddy Power seem to think so – the All Blacks are 1/12 to beat Eddie O’Sullivan’s charges in their second match of a possible “Grand Slam” tour.
New Zealand full-back Leon MacDonald kicks as the rain begins to come down at Lansdowne Road
**All photos by Billy Stickland of Inpho Photography**