New Zealand’s Scott Barrett with Ireland’s Caelan Doris and referee Nic Berry during the toss.
Photo: Dan Sheridan/Photosport

This one is up there with the tests against the Springboks in terms of difficulty for Scott Robertson’s All Blacks.

Win that and they prove things are on track, lose and the All Blacks’ record this year rises to the status of most defeats ever.

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Team lists

Ireland: 1. Andrew Porter, 2. Rónan Kelleher, 3. Finlay Bealham, 4. Joe McCarthy, 5. James Ryan, 6. Tadhg Beirne, 7. Josh van der Flier, 8. Caelan Doris (c), 9. Jamison Gibson- Park, 10 years old. Jack Crowley, 11 years old. James Lowe, 12 years old. Bundee Aki, 13 years old. Garry Ringrose, 14 years old. Mack Hansen, 15 years old. Hugo Keenan

Bench: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Cian Healy, 18. Tom O’Toole, 19. Iain Henderson, 20. Peter O’Mahony, 21. Conor Murray, 22. Ciaran Frawley, 23. Jamie Osborne

All black people: 1. Tamaiti Williams, 2. Asafo Aumua, 3. Tyrel Lomax, 4. Scott Barrett (c), 5. Tupou Vaa’i, 6. Wallace Sititi, 7. Sam Cane, 8. Ardie Savea 9. Cortez Ratima, 10 . Damian McKenzie, 11 years old. Caleb Clarke, 12 years old. Jordie Barrett, 13 years old. Rieko Ioane, 14 years old. Mark Tele’a, 15 years old.

Bench: 16. George Bell, 17. Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18. Pasilio Tosi, 19. Patrick Tuipulotu, 20. Samipeni Finau, 21. Cam Roigard, 22. Anton Lienert-Brown, 23. Stephen Perofeta