New Zealand seek to forget recent history with latest Ireland challenge on horizon

All Blacks have lost two of their last three against Irish We are expanding our coverage of New Zealand. Please help us by supporting our independent journalismSteve Hansen has warned Ireland that recent form will count for nothing when the two sides meet in the World Cup quarter-final at Tokyo Stadium on Saturday evening.Ireland have beaten the All Blacks twice in three meetings since the last World Cup, including a 16-9 victory in a relentlessly physical encounter in Dublin last November, and they arrived in Japan at the top of the world rankings having nudged New Zealand off the top. Relate…