Aaron Goyle thing Senior sports reporter.
opinion: The All Blacks have trumped in this year’s opening match against Ireland.
After losing to Ireland last year, and in three of the five before them, the black men were keen on revenge, and they certainly got it.
It’s here Of the staff The All Blacks player’s rating at 42-19 on Saturday night won at Eden Park.
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* The All Blacks made a strong finish in the first half at Eden Park, beating Ireland 42-19.
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Jordie Barrett: There were some nice feelings and I was rewarded with my first attempt when running fast and digging holes. 12th in the final quarter. One complete kickout mistake. 6/6 slots from the tee. 7
Severis: A sizzling 80 meter runaway effort for the second AB attempt. Always a threat with hot feet, strong defense was the key to this. 8
Rieko Ioane: Tri-saving tackle twice a minute around the hour mark. There aren’t many balls in the universe, but they’re tidy with what he got. 7
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Quinn Toupair celebrates his attempt after being caught by Beauden Barrett’s grabber.
Quinn to Pair: Excellent and powerful carry to get AB beyond the advantage line and sufficient defense. Follow the grabber. Replace with 3/4 mark. 7.5 7.5
Leicester Fainga’anuku: Fine debut. A nervous first touch, a touch that slipped through the kick clearance, but continued to show his merchandise. Carried in close contact, caught in the rack, pulled the intercept and slowed down the tray saving tackle. I’m sure I will go again. 7.5 7.5
Beauden Barrett: I enjoyed a better ride thanks to the step-up of the AB pack. Try saving the intercept early. Try Tupaea’s beautiful grabber. We will return to full back in Final 20. 7
Aaron Smith: In the first match, six weeks after the groin injury, lit up within 60 minutes and pulled all the correct strings highlighted with a stunning snipe from the rack and chips for the final first half attempt. I chased and batted back. Play off at 20. 8.5 8.5
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Ardie Savea stood out for the All Blacks in his first test victory over Ireland.
Ardie Savea: He jumped into the loose ball to finish Smith’s superwork, then gained his own stanza and rolled AB on the second stanza. He also won a fair share of lineout balls at the front desk. He took over the captain late. 9
Sam Cane: When Ringrose broke early, he had to make sure all his ribs were there, but with a solid defensive effort he later became a big hit. Play off at 13. 6
Scott Barrett: Just what Foster wanted to see in his big call to pick him at number 6. Each time he touched the ball, he lowered his head to break the gain line and gave AB the ball on his forefoot. I made 20 tackles for Game High. 9
Sam Whitelock: It overtook Keven Mealamu to become the second-capped AB in history, and continued his recent great shape with great link play for the first attempt and an impressive sales win. And it starts with 17 tackles. 7.5 7.5
Brodie Retallick: I got muscular with some important tackles and cleanouts. I cut out the big bang under my eyes, but soon after I woke up, I stole the Irish lineout and made a lot of sales for the mall. 8
Ofa Tu’ungafashi: With his haunch after an early knock, but soon after winning a key scrum penalty at AB under the pump, he continued to put pressure on it. Off after 55 minutes. 7
Code Taylor: I feel the pressure from Taukei Aho. The first lineout was lost, with a messy mall transfer that flipped the ball, giving a lazy second half penalty. Off with 20 remaining. Five
George Bower: I often went around the park and started work during scrum. Exchange on the hour. 7
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Samisoni Taukeiaho: Brought in 55 minutes, he immediately made a carry and tough meter and threw himself into the tackle pile (13). 7
Karl Tuinukuafe: Turned on in 60 minutes, the first scrum was a beauty close to my line. The sin was binned in the warning AB in the 79th minute. 6
Angus Ta’avao: Infused in 55 minutes, it maintained Scrum’s dominance and provided a nice hand and carry. 6.5 6.5
Pita Gus Sowakula: 17 minutes from debut, No. It was 8. He dropped his first pass, but soon got the ultimate reward, rushed back in search of the tastiest meat pie, stood up and stole the lineout. 7
Dalton Papali: It turned on in the 67th minute and got into some decent defensive work. 6
Finley Christie: For the final quarter, it was immediately lit up with a wide range of attacks from Deep Scrum. This was a bunch of real energy. 7
Richie Mo’unga: On for the last 20 years. He played number 10 on the reshuffled backline, but the ball was rarely seen. 6
Braidon Enner: Although he was a big hit with Keenan, he played for the last 13 minutes, swooped into Henshaw, swatted, and hit Aki to try the second half. Four