Match Statistics: New Zealand 21 Ireland 11
See below for a look at some of the match statistics from Saturday’s Test match between Ireland and New Zealand at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium, which saw the All Blacks outscore the tourists by two tries to one.
SUMMER TOUR TEST MATCH: Saturday, June 7
NEW ZEALAND 21 IRELAND 11, Westpac Stadium, Wellington (Att: 32,127)
Scorers: New Zealand: Tries: Sitiveni Sivivatu, Ma’a Nonu; Con: Dan Carter; Pens: Dan Carter 3
Ireland: Try: Paddy Wallace; Pens: Ronan O’Gara 2
TIME LINE: 9 minutes – Ireland penalty: Ronan O’Gara – 0-3; 16 mins – New Zealand try: Sitiveni Sivivatu – 5-3; conversion: missed by Dan Carter – 5-3; 20 mins – Ireland try: Paddy Wallace – 5-8; conversion: Ronan O’Gara – 5-8; 26 mins – New Zealand penalty: missed by Dan Carter – 5-8; 34 mins – New Zealand penalty: Dan Carter – 8-8; Half-time – New Zealand 8 Ireland 8; 43 mins – Ireland penalty: Ronan O’Gara – 8-11; 46 mins – New Zealand penalty: Dan Carter – 11-11; 61 mins – New Zealand penalty: Dan Carter – 14-11; 64 mins – New Zealand try: Ma’a Nonu – 19-11; conversion: Dan Carter – 21-11; Full-time – New Zealand 21 Ireland 11
NEW ZEALAND: Mils Muliaina; Anthony Tuitavake, Conrad Smith, Ma’a Nonu, Sitiveni Sivivatu; Dan Carter, Andy Ellis; Neemia Tialata, Andrew Hore, John Afoa, Brad Thorn, Ali Williams, Rodney So’oialo, Richie McCaw (capt), Jerome Kaino.
Replacements used: John Schwalger for Afoa (35 mins), Adam Thomson for So’oialo (43-48, blood sub), Leon MacDonald for Tuitavake (50), Keven Mealamu for Hore (55), Adam Thomson for Kaino (76). Not used: Anthony Boric, Jimmy Cowan, Stephen Donald.
IRELAND: Rob Kearney; Shane Horgan, Brian O’Driscoll (capt), Paddy Wallace, Tommy Bowe; Ronan O’Gara, Eoin Reddan; Marcus Horan, Jerry Flannery, John Hayes, Donncha O’Callaghan, Paul O’Connell, Denis Leamy, David Wallace, Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements used: Rory Best for Flannery (53 mins), Tony Buckley for Horan (62), Peter Stringer for Reddan (71), Shane Jennings for Heaslip (72). Not used: Mick O’Driscoll, Geordan Murphy, Girvan Dempsey.
Referee: Chris White (England)
Possession: New Zealand 53%, Ireland 47%
Territory: New Zealand 54%, Ireland 46%
Lineouts Won: New Zealand 11, Ireland 10
Lineouts Lost: New Zealand 2, Ireland 6
Leading Lineout Jumpers: Rodney So’oialo 5, Brad Thorn 4, Paul O’Connell 4, Donncha O’Callaghan 4
Scrums Won: New Zealand 11, Ireland 5
Scrums Lost: New Zealand 0, Ireland 1
Scrums Reset: New Zealand 3, Ireland 5
Rucks: New Zealand 84, Ireland 58
Mauls: New Zealand 5, Ireland 11
Line Breaks: New Zealand 3, Ireland 1
Tackles Made: New Zealand 92, Ireland 134
Tackles Missed: New Zealand 9, Ireland 8
Leading Tacklers: Paul O’Connell 20, Denis Leamy 16, Richie McCaw 13, Andrew Hore 10
Turnovers: New Zealand 12, Ireland 17
Error Count: New Zealand 6, Ireland 9
Penalties: New Zealand 9, Ireland 8
Free-Kicks: New Zealand 3, Ireland 1