The All Blacks stretched their unbeaten Eden Park record to 53 consecutive Tests with a commanding 40-21 victory over Ireland in front of more than 48,000 fans in Auckland, maintaining their perfect start under coach Dave Rennie.
Tries from Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, Will Jordan, Asafo Aumua, Damian McKenzie and Anton Lienert-Brown secured the win, with Ruben Love adding five conversions. Ireland stayed in the contest with tries to Jack Conan, Joe McCarthy and Hugo Keenan, but the hosts consistently responded to every challenge and pulled away in the second half.
The victory leaves New Zealand with three wins from three this season ahead of next month’s four-Test series against world champions South Africa.
