Player ratings: Difficult night for Ireland

Despite a positive start, Ireland were overwhelmed by a superior force in a ruthless New Zealand outfit.

There's plenty of room for improvement across the board following the 42-19 loss with three more games to come on tour.

Here's how we rated the Ireland players.

Hugo Keenan – 5

Did well to get his pass off for Ireland's opening try but the back-field defence struggled and the All Blacks made the visitors pay.

Keith Earls – 6

Took his try superbly but made little impact for the rest of the game. Must have been difficult to back up following an 80-minute outing last Wednesday.

Garry Ringrose – 6

Was heavily involved throughout and never gave up. Unusually, forced a pass that led to New Zealand’s second try and slipped off a tackle for Ardie Savea’s second.

Robbie Henshaw – 6

Put in some big hits but the opportunities in attack were limited.

James Lowe – 5

Did his best to get involved in the early stages, but after a knock-on faded from the game and was out-played by Reece.

Johnny Sexton – 5

Ran the Irish game well in the opening exchanges but went off with another worrying head injury at will be out of action for 12 days under the new concussion regulations.

Jamison Gibson-Park – 5

Mixed day for the Kiwi native. Looked sharp in the early stages as Ireland went forward but didn’t show composure when needed as New Zealand got the upper hand.

Andrew Porter – 5

Struggled in the scrum and was quieter in the loose than usual. Got a bloody nose in the first half and had to play the full game with Cian Healy not risked off the bench.

Dan Sheehan – 6

Forced to go almost the full 80 when Dave Heffernan was injured. Carried and tackled well but set-piece struggled.

Tadhg Furlong – 5

Ireland needed a big game from their world-class tighthead