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New Zealand will play tonight with the injured Beauden Barrett and Codie Taylor. This turn of events means Scott Robertson plays Damien McKenzie at 10 and Asafo Aumua continues at hooker, where he played most of last week v England following Taylor’s early injury.
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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
Replacements: Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Tom O’Toole, Iain Henderson, Peter O’Mahony, Conor Murray, Ciaran Frawley, Jamie Osborne
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New Zealand: Will Jordan; Mark Tele’a, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Caleb Clarke; Damien McKenzie, Cortez Ratima; Tamaita Williams, Asafo Aumua, Tyrel Lomax, Scott Barrett, Tupou Vaa’i, Wallace Sititi, Sam Cane, Ardie Savea
Replacements: Gorge Bell, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Pasilo Tosi, Patrick Tuipulotu, Samipeni Finau, Cam Roigard, Anton Leinert-Brown, Stephen Perofeta
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Welcome to Dublin, where Ireland commence their Autumn International fixtures by welcoming New Zealand. This should be quite the Test match, and that’s before you consider the men in green are facing the team that splintered their collective souls into a million pieces with that defeat in the quarter-final of last year’s Rugby World Cup.
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This could bring as much drama as the TV show that shares the timing and illumination status of this clash – Friday Night Lights. Indeed the Ireland team is not unlike the Dillon Panthers of that serial. A serious but inspiringly dark eyed coach who’s been married for ages and has kids miles apart in age; key players in the team giving more than a hint they might be too old for the role by this stage of the series; a key playmaker still in the shadow of his more talented predecessor; and a suited back office director or sport type bloke behind the scenes who has a record of not treating women in the employ of his company very well. (Yes, I bloody love the show Friday Night Lights, what of it?)
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All this is to say that Ireland come into this match with the nagging feeling that the squad is both overcooked in age profile and undergarnished in terms of preparation; especially matched against the two hit outs the All Blacks have absorbed.
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It’s a tricky tie to call. New Zealand are nothing like the side they have been for most of their existence, with some fundamental issues still be resolved by Scott Robertson, not least their discipline. Andy Farrell’s men are as usual made from a core of a Leinster team that have coasted their way to an undefeated domestic season, will this plus the short time in camp be enough to have them ready to deal with an NZ squad giddy from a Twickenham win?
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Stick around with me to find out.
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main events
“New Zealand still has a lot of development to do, both in terms of player and coaching staff, and while this season has been a decent step, there is a lot to work on,” Berners-Ben said in an email. are. “These days Ireland considers us public enemy number one, the arena is going to be incendiary!''One good thing about the All Blacks, though, is that victory is by no means a far-fetched prospect. is. But I still think this is an Irish game. ”
pre-game reading
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Irish fans will hope he hasn't run out of luck by this match.
Get in touch and tell us about your favorite Friday Night Lights characters and stories. Was Season 2 as poor as people were saying at the time (I don't think so)? Or, if you'd like, we could talk about the actual game. Whatever you want to talk about, please email me your thoughts. Or please contact us Bluesky @bloodandmud (These days, X is over)
team
Andy Farrell is delighted to welcome Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen and Jamison Gibson-Park. Each has been fundamental to this team's success in recent years. However, with Tadhg Furlong absent, Finlay Bealham was added to the pack.
New Zealand will play with injured Beauden Barrett and Cody Taylor tonight. The development means Scott Robertson will play against Damien McKenzie at 10, while Asafo Aumua will continue to play at hooker for most of last week's game against England following Taylor's early injury.
Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Mack Hansen, Garry Ringrose, Bundy Aki, James Lowe. Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson Park. Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, Finlay Bellum. Joe McCarthy, James Ryan. Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris
replacement item: Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Tom O'Toole, Ian Henderson, Peter O'Mahony, Conor Murray, Ciaran Frawley, Jamie Osborne.
new zealand: Will Jordan; Mark Teller, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Caleb Clarke. Damien McKenzie, Cortez Latima. Tamaita Williams, Asafo Aumua, Tyrell Lomax, Scott Barrett, Tupou Vaai, Wallace Sititi, Sam Kane, Adi Savea
Alternatives: Gorge Bell, Ofa Tungafasi, Pasilo Tosi, Patrick Tuipulotu, Samipeni Finau, Kam Rojgaard, Anton Reinert-Brown, Steven Perofeta
preamble
Welcome to Dublin. Ireland begin their autumn international campaign by hosting New Zealand. This should be quite a test match, considering the men in green will be up against a team that shattered their collective souls into a million pieces with their defeat in the quarter-finals of last year's Rugby World Cup. It happened before.
This could lead to as much drama as the TV show “Friday Night Lights,” which shares the timing and lighting situation of this collision. In fact, the Irish team is no different than the Dillon Panthers from that series. The earnest but inspiring dark-eyed coach has been married for many years and has children miles apart in age. Key players on the team have more than hinted that they may be too old for the role by this stage in the series. An important playmaker still in the shadow of his talented predecessor. and back-office directors or athletic types who work behind the scenes and have a history of not treating the women employed very well in their companies. (Yes, I love the show “Friday Night Lights,” but what about that?)
All of this means that Ireland go into this game with the troubling feeling that while their age group is too mature, they are underprepared. There is. Especially comparable to the two hit-outs the All Blacks absorbed.
It's a tough tie to call. New Zealand are a completely different team than previous teams, with some fundamental issues still to be resolved by Scott Robertson, including discipline. Andy Farrell's side is made up of the core of a Leinster team that, as always, has been on track for an unbeaten season domestically, but this and their short time in camp have seen New Zealand dazzled by the Twickenham win. Enough to be ready to deal with representation?
Let's find out.
