'We came out with an intent to inspire the next generation' - Emotional Andrew Porter proud of Irish resilience

Andrew Porter would have been a nervous man in the third quarter yesterday.

Sin-binned for a dangerous tackle on Brodie Retallick after 49 minutes, the Ireland loosehead would first have been sweating on the colour of the card he would face. He'd have been relieved when he saw yellow.

But when Akira Ioane scythed his way through the Irish defence to score New Zealand's second try within seconds of Porter being sent to the bin, the Leinster man was likely fearing the worst.

When he returned to the pitch, Ireland's lead had been cut from 12 points to just three, after Will Jordan sprinted clear to bring the hosts right back into the contest.

It was the last blow they would land though. Ireland had weathered the All Black storm.

"We always know what the All Blacks are capable of," Porter told RTÉ in the moments after the series-clinching win.

"They're incredibly dangerous, and they put it up tp us with that comeback. We knew it was coming and we knew they were going to have their purple patches in the game, but we did incredibly well to hold them off at the end. I'm delighted with how it went today."

The 32-22 win capped off Ireland's greatest summer tour, coming from behind against the three-time world champions to win their first ever games on New Zealand soil within seven days of each other.

Porter played an influential role in that comeback, scoring both tries in last week's leveler in Dunedin, while he answered a lot of critics with his scrummaging in the two decisive Tests.

The 26-year-old is part of the new age of Irish professionals for who winning is expected of rather than hoped for, and after helping Ireland break new ground in New Zealand, he's hoping they can inspire the next generation to become more used to success.

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