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- New Zealand vs Ireland kick-off: Saturday, July 18 at 3.10am ET / 8.10am BST / 5.10pm AEST
Rewind just a few years and the All Blacks vs Ireland was the foremost fixture in rugby. Although they've each won both of their Nations Championship 2026 games so far, neither side has convinced – and against lesser opponents to boot. Saturday's clash in Auckland, therefore, feels like an opportunity to silence some doubters.
New Zealand narrowly avoided an embarrassing defeat to France's reserves in their opener, before a comprehensive albeit ragged victory over Italy, while Ireland scraped past a crisis-stricken Australia before being pushed hard by Japan.
The redeeming factor from a Kiwi perspective is that those were their first two games under new coach Dave Rennie....
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