Salvatore, you are a good man! Tony, you are cracking me up too! To the rest of the people of New Zealand, my heart breaks to see your beautiful home country suffer from this latest earthquake. May this sport be a reminder, IT IS ONLY SPORT. The sun will still rose the next day, we still gotta keep on living life, and stuff as sh*tty as earthquakes simply keeps that in perspective.

Simple. Ireland play for 80mins.
Ireland win.

It'll be a good game either way - very competitive! Ireland are playing better and better vs the all blacks (think back to the last game at the Aviva!)

Nah mate, no bitterness here. Full respect to the Irish. Just sharing my opinion! What's a game of rugby without some light rivalry banter huh? Don't get to serious now Tony it's all in the name good fun. See y'all next week!

@@@ Salvatore, a bit bitter there i think. LOL.

I'm optimistic, NZ only won overtime the last time they played here in 2013, + a real home advantage counts and not a load of Irish Americans. Good to know that the Aviva is somewhat of a fortress.

The only thing that beats the all blacks is complacency, no other team can understand what it's like to always be expected to win, and the loss of focus that comes from always winning, even when playing below par. The loss was the best thing for them, they'll be focused second time around and highly motivated. It won't be a flogging as Ireland are good enough, at home, and will be able to compete. They'll be soundly beaten this time though, anyone who thinks otherwise is wishful thinking. You don't rack up the trophies and records like this team does without the standards they uphold. Losing is unacceptable and they will be relishing the opportunity of a rematch.

You have to go back a long enough time Dan but Australia beat them three times in a row between 2000 and 2001.