FULL GAME: All Blacks v Ireland (2012 - Christchurch)

Ahead of the upcoming Steinlager Series against Ireland, we take you back to 2012 for a classic encounter between the two sides.


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Credit: @skysportnz

[richardtuhouhiarekenepehi.]

I can't remember this game myself hence why I'm watching it.

With all of these awesome players on the NZ side I'm hoping for a victory.

🇳🇿Go the AB's🇳🇿

[jordanwhyte]

Watching McCaw & Carter makes me feel safe 😄😄

[gblan]

Here we are 12 years later and it's amazing how many of these guys are still playing

[Formakiwi]

Of the three games on this tour, this is the one that reflects best on the Irish team; All Blacks were coasting after a comfortable win the previous week, almost let one slip in the wet conditions. the following week was a 60-0 shutout, which showed the real gulf between the sides, and was the beginning of the end for Declan Kidney´s coaching tenure, which was finished of by a loss to Italy in the following year´s Six Nations.

[ilnerdmiope]

PLEASE All Blacks go back to this style of game: physical, aggressive, fun to watch. Current style, based on individuality, doesn't belong to the Black Jerseys' tradition

[EoinORiordan]

Still
this years tour will be awesome!!

[stealthpakfa]

Back when the All Blacks forward pack wasn’t getting bullied.

[chrisfox]

I was there that night, came over to help with rebuild of CHCH from Ireland and made very welcome.
Fantastic game that night, ice cold air and plenty of cold beer.
Ireland left it behind themselves I think, but, some home town decisions by Nigel also did not help.
Now back in Wellington and really looking forward to this year's 3 game series, roll on July 16th.

[harryocallaghan]

This tour will be totally different. Ireland know how to beat the All Blacks and regularly too. The Irish squad has some serious young quality in it and some really old experienced heads too. Let’s go IRELAND 🇮🇪 💪🏻

[happychappy]

Interesting to watch as ABs approach semi finals in RWC 2023, with Ireland behind them😊
Interesting mix of older greats McCaw, Daggs, Carter with younger players forming the heart of the current team.

[pietroasperti]

Against prime Dagg the best thing was to not kick at all

[patrickrishan]

Carter twice seems like he couldn't kick the skin off a rice pudding then provides the treats just in time for the hooter. Hitchcockian suspense and payoff my g, miss you xx

[sparckypro]

Winner Game of Rugby, supeb play by both teams, TKS to Dan Carter Kiwis got home.Well Played Guys.Enjoyed it very much .💓👍💓

[decekfrokfrmdx]

Ireland somehow threw this one away. Should have closed the game out at 19-16 up.

I think they'll win one game in the series this year but it will be very difficult for them to win the series.

[extraoffload]

As an Irish fan, this should of been the game we made history on. So unbelievably close to win in NZ. Back then we'd never beaten the All Blacks, but know that we've beaten them 3 times i reckon this summer is the time for us to make history. Beat the All Blacks in their backyard

[garywagner]

Takes us back to the first few matches of a lot of players who would become stars. This was the era of the cheap, skin tight, plastic jersey with the ‘peel and stick’ numbers that you wouldn’t use in a high school volleyball match. So much for professionalism. Forwards couldn’t bind properly. Entire jerseys got torn off, and numbers flapped in the breeze. But they saved money. Imagine re-living your career with a collection of that crap in your closet.

[Friends-jllp]

Very bad sportsmanship from the AB fans booing when the kicks are being taken.

[louise]

Was this before Rarotonga or after? Gotta be before.

[shane-irish]

Ireland should got there first win v all blacks here bad ref at the end cost them

[NickyPatuwai-bu]

Kia ora//hello pretty yea ppl of Aotearoa/New Zealand hes from ngati porou a tribe on the eastcoast o
f the north island because hos din new Zealand ok ka ki te 🇳🇿🇳🇿💯💯👍