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Ratings: Ireland struggle to get into their flow v New Zealand

After three and a half years unbeaten at home, Ireland were given a real lesson at Aviva Stadium by New Zealand, who completely shut down Andy Farrell's side in attack.

On a night of indiscipline and errors, here's how we rated the home side...

Hugo Keenan – 6

Like a lot of the Irish backline, he had very little opportunity to show what he could do on the ball, through no real fault of his own. Came up with a brilliant tackle to deny Mark Tele'a from scoring in the corner, but that will probably be forgotten since the All Blacks scored in the far corner moments later.

Mack Hansen – 6

Ireland’s poor attacking display meant he couldn’t get on the ball in dangerous positions, but did show neat hands early on to send Rónan Kelleher and Finlay Bealham down the touchline. His kick-chase was good, but will be frustrated not to get in for a late try after spilling Ciarán Frawley’s chip through midfield.

Garry Ringrose – 7

Defensively, Ringrose was excellent, and contributed to a good turnover in the first half when he put pressure on Cortez Ratima at the edge of a ruck, while he put in a superb shot on Rieko Ioane.

Bundee Aki – 6

Joint-top for carries with nine, but couldn’t have an effect on the game. It was a mixed bag overall, with two bad handling errors in the first half, but it was his relentless work, along with Lowe, that won a five metre scrum early in the second half, which contributed to the try.

James Lowe – 6

Like Aki, Lowe had good and bad moments. His late 50:22 gave Ireland a chance of launching a comeback, and he carried the ball nine times, while teaming up with Aki to win that five metre scrum before the try. Gave away a penalty for an arm around a neck at the ruck shortly after Ireland’s try, when it

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