New Zealand end Ireland’s winning run in Dublin

Ireland suffered further disappointment at the hands of New Zealand as their 19-match winning streak in Dublin was ended by a 23-13 defeat.

Andy Farrell’s side were facing the formidable All Blacks for the first time since last year’s agonising 28-24 World Cup quarter-final loss in France.

A 37th international try from full-back Will Jordan helped deny the hosts a modicum of revenge, adding to six penalties from fly-half Damian McKenzie as the Kiwis again came out on top.

Ireland, who had won five of the last nine meetings between the nations, looked rusty for large parts of a sold-out Aviva Stadium encounter which was more attritional than electric.

The Six Nations champions briefly threatened to click into gear but failed to build on Josh van der Flier’s score at the start of the second half, which was supplemented by eight points from Jack Crowley, as they were knocked off the top of the world rankings.

Talk of last year’s thrilling Stade de France showdown fuelled the build-up to a fixture which has developed into a genuine rivalry in recent years after being dominated by the All Blacks for more than a century.

Cast in the role of pantomime villain following his well-publicised spat with former Ireland skipper Johnny Sexton in Paris, Kiwi centre Rieko Ioane received some jeers as he led the Haka, which the home team stared down from a distance before eventually striding forward to meet.

Andrew Porter’s early charge-down further fired up the capacity crowd before Crowley and McKenzie exchanged penalties in a relatively scrappy opening punctuated by errors.

Simmering tensions threatened to boil over in the 13th minute during a scuffle involving Kiwi captain Scott Barrett and Ireland lock Joe McCarthy.

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