All Blacks give Irish a lesson in control

■By JOHN FALLON

New Zealand ..42pts
Tries: Barrett 21, Reece 30, Tupaea 36, Savea 38, 53, Sowakula 70
Conversions: Barrett 22, 31, 36, 39, 55, 72

Ireland ..............19pts
Tries: Earls 6, Ringrose 44, Aki 77
Conversions: Carbery 45, 78
IRELAND’S quest for a first-ever win on New Zealand soil will switch to Dunedin on Saturday when their walking wounded will try to recover from a frustrating opening encounter at Eden Park.
The All Blacks, beaten in three of their last five games against the Irish, exacted revenge for their November loss in Dublin with the minimum of fuss as th...

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