How to watch Ireland vs The All Blacks
When: Friday 8th November, 20:10 (UK time)
Where: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
How:
UK – TNT Sports 1
Ireland – Virgin Media One
New Zealand – Sky Sport 1
Australia – Stan Sport
Spain – Movistar Deportes
Germany – ProSieben Maxx
France – beIn Sports 2
Italy – Sky Sport
Netherland – Ziggo Sport 5
Norway/Sweden – Viaplay
Match preview, prediction & teams
New Zealand make two changes to the starting XV from the team that narrowly beat England last Saturday. Damian McKenzie replaces the injured Beauden Barrett at fly-half and Asafo Aumua replaces the injured Codie Taylor. McKenzie started all the Rugby Championship games and played well last weekend when he replaced Barrett so no weakness there. The teams last met in the World Cup semi-final in October 2023 when The All Blacks won 28-24. Ireland will be looking for revenge for that defeat and with home advantage should do it. With only prop Tadhg Furlong missing from Ireland’s first choice team, they will be well looking for their third consecutive win in Dublin and are the only Northern hemisphere side to regularly beat New Zealand since 2016, including a Test series win (2-1) away in 2022. Andy Farrell’s side to win.
Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Mack Hansen, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, James Lowe; Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, Finlay Bealham; Joe McCarthy, James Ryan; Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (captain).
Replacements: Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Tom O’Toole, Iain Henderson, Peter O’Mahony, Conor Murray, Ciaran Frawley, Jamie Osborne
The All Blacks: Will Jordan; Mark Tele’a, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Caleb Clarke; Damian McKenzie, Cortez Ratima; Tamaita Williams, Asafo Aumua, Tyrel Lomax, Scott Barrett (captain), Tupou Vaa’i, Wallace Sititi, Sam Cane, Ardie Savea.
Replacements: George Bell, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Pasilo Tosi, Patrick Tuipulotu, Samipeni Finau, Cam Roigard, Anton Leinert-Brown, Stephen Perofeta
