McKenzie boots All Blacks to victory over sloppy Irish

New Zealand ended Ireland's 19-match winning streak at Lansdowne Road, running out deserved 23-13 victors over the world ranked number one side in a scrappy encounter on Friday.

Man of the match Damian McKenzie scored 18 of the All Blacks points - with Will Jordan maintaining his record of scoring a try every time he has played Ireland.

"It was extremely tough, the Irish are a great side. I'm proud of the boys' efforts," McKenzie told TNT Sports.

"It's never easy to win here in Dublin so we're really happy."

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The Irish will have to up their game as they regroup to host Argentina next Friday while the All Blacks play France.

"We've had a very good 10 days away, it's not an excuse," Ireland captain Caelan Doris told RTE. "We just need to be better."

The evening started well for the hosts, Jack Crowley putting them ahead in the eighth minute with a penalty.

However, McKenzie - starting instead of Beauden Barrett who failed a Head Injury Assessment in last Saturday's win over England - soon levelled.

The edge between the sides because of a tetchy end to their Rugby World Cup quarter-final last year boiled over as Joe McCarthy eye-balled All Blacks captain Scott Barrett, resulting in several Kiwis surrounding him.

McCarthy going head-to-head with Barrett brought Irish actor Paul Mescal - in town for the premiere of his latest film Gladiator II - to his feet, punching the air in delight.

The All Blacks settled and put together some neat passing, only great tackles by Hugo Keenan and Jamison Gibson-Park preventing tries.

Yet after over 10 minutes of constant pressure the All Blacks only came away with a penalty - converted by McKenzie.

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