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Ireland and New Zealand meet in an autumn rugby test on Friday in Dublin for the first time since their epic Rugby World Cup ...

The scene has been set for what many see as the rugby planet's most interesting modern international rivalry - certainly the northern/southern hemisphere's biggest.

Another exciting game of live rugby is headed to NZR+ with the All Blacks XV v Georgia match being streamed live and free into over 150 countries (excluding New Zealand and Georgia).

But all that changed in Chicago in 2016 when Joe Schmidt’s side finally beat the All Blacks for the first time. Going back to the previous test, when the All Blacks pinched victory at the death, the ...

On the flip side, the All Blacks have taken back-to-back World Cup quarter-final victories over Ireland in crushing fashion.