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Andy Farrell’s side face the All Blacks in Auckland as they look for their first win in New Zealand since 2022
Ireland finish their 2025/26 season with a blockbuster clash with the All Blacks in Auckland, as Andy Farrell’s side bid to make it a clean sweep of wins in their opening Nations Championship campaign.
Farrell’s men are on a five-game winning streak heading into the game, having beaten both Australia and Japan in the competition so far. However, the All Blacks also come into the clash off the back of wins over France and Italy, while they have not lost at Eden Park since 1994, in a run of 52 Tests.
Ireland last won in New Zealand back in 2022, but have lost their last three meetings with the All Blacks, the last of which came in Chicago in November.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of today’s game.
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What time is New Zealand v Ireland?
New Zealand v Ireland kicks off at 8.10am on Saturday, July 18, with the match being held at Eden Park in Auckland.
What channel is New Zealand v Ireland on?
The game is being shown live and for free on ITV1.
Coverage starts at 7.30am.
What about live streaming?
You can stream the match via ITV’s app, ITVX.
You will need a valid TV licence and an account to watch.
New Zealand v Ireland line-ups
New Zealand: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Quinn Tupaea, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Josh Moorby, 10 Ruben Love, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Ardie Savea (c), 7 Luke Jacobson, 6 Tupou Vaa’i, 5 Patrick Tuipulotu, 4 Josh Lord, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot.
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Xavier Numia, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Anton Segner, 20 Peter Lakai, 21 Cortez Ratima, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Caleb Clark.
Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Robert Baloucoune, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Jimmy O’Brien, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Tadhg Beirne, 5 James Ryan, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan (captain), 1 Tom O’Toole.
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Nick Timoney, 20 Sean Jansen, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Ciaran Frawley, 23 Bundee Aki.
New Zealand v Ireland o
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referee 1: Luc Ramos (FFR)
Assistant Referee 2: Damon Murphy (RA)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
FPRO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
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