International: FT: Ireland 7 New Zealand 45
Ireland were soundly beaten 45-7 by five-try New Zealand in Saturday’s permanent tsb international at Lansdowne Road. Click here for the match details.
Try scorer Sitiveni Sivivatu is tackled by Gordan D’Arcy and Tommy Bowe
PERMANENT TSB INTERNATIONAL: Saturday, November 12
IRELAND 7 NEW ZEALAND 45, Lansdowne Road (Att: 42,000)
Scorers: Ireland: Try: M Horan; Con: D Humphreys
New Zealand: Tries: S Sivivatu 2, P Weepu, D Howlett 2; Cons: N Evans 4; Pens: N Evans 4
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10 minutes: New Zealand try: Sitiveni Sivivatu; conversion: Nick Evans – 0-7
22 mins: New Zealand try: Piri Weepu; conversion missed – 0-12
27 mins: New Zealand penalty: Nick Evans – 0-15
36 mins: New Zealand penalty: Nick Evans – 0-18
40(+1) mins: New Zealand try: Sitiveni Sivivatu; conversion: Nick Evans – 0-25
HT: Ireland 0 New Zealand 25
45 mins: New Zealand penalty: Nick Evans – 0-28
48 mins: New Zealand penalty: Nick Evans – 0-31
66 mins: New Zealand try: Doug Howlett; conversion: Nick Evans – 0-38
74 mins: New Zealand try: Doug Howlett; conversion: Nick Evans – 0-45
79 mins: Ireland try: Marcus Horan; conversion: David Humphreys – 7-45
FT: Ireland 7 New Zealand 45
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The New Zealand team performing the Haka towards Ireland and an empty North Terrace
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Ireland: Geordan Murphy; Tommy Bowe, Gordon D’Arcy, Shane Horgan, Anthony Horgan; Ronan O’Gara, Peter Stringer; Marcus Horan, Shane Byrne, John Hayes, Donncha O’Callaghan, Malcolm O’Kelly, Simon Easterby (capt), Johnny O’Connor, Denis Leamy.
Replacements used: Matt McCullough for O’Kelly, Simon Best for Hayes (both 61 mins), Rory Best for Byrne, Neil Best for Easterby, David Humphreys for O’Gara (all 71), Girvan Dempsey for Murphy (76). Not used: Kieran Campbell.
New Zealand: Leon MacDonald; Doug Howlett, Ma’a Nonu, Aaron Mauger, Sitiveni Sivivatu; Nick Evans, Piri Weepu; Tony Woodcock, Keven Mealamu, John Afoa, Jason Eaton, Ali Williams, Sione Lauaki, Richie McCaw (capt), Mose Tuiali’i.
Replacements used: Andrew Hore for Mealamu, Saimone Taumoepeau for Woodcock, Jimmy Cowan for Weepu (all 61 mins), Rodney So’oialo for McCaw (73). Not used: Carl Hayman, Chris Jack, Malili Muliaina.
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)