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Irish heartbreak in Dublin

1963: Ireland 5 New Zealand 6
Only the fourth time the countries ever met and Ireland came very close, only running out of steam in the final quarter. Clontarf winger Jimmy Fortune scored a converted try after good work by Alan Duggan and Jerry Walsh. New Zealand replied with a try by Kel Tremain but Ireland led 5-3 until midway through the second half when Don Clarke clinched the issue with a long-range penalty. This game saw the first locking of horns between a young Willie John McBride, in his first season of international rugby, and Colin Meades.
1973: Ireland 10 New Zealand 10
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