15 Hugo Keenan
Excellent under the high ball, he was back to his assured best in terms of lines of running, ability to beat a defender or create a positive gainline in attack and in covering the space in the backfield. Rating: 8
14 Mack Hansen
Sharp in everything he did, even after receiving a heavy blow to the face for which Leicester Fainga’anuku should have received a red card. He is such a good athlete, reflected in everything he does. Rating: 8
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13 Garry Ringrose
The victim of a dangerous head clash that deservedly merited a red card and also tackled early in what should have been a penalty try incident. Quietly efficient in the 30 minutes on the pitch. Rating: 7
12 Robbie Henshaw
Once again, a colossal work-rate on behalf of the team, particularly in defence and most of which was high calibre but a few errors, a couple of missed tackles and a dropped pass were most unlike him. Rating: 7
11 James Lowe
His early kicking game was top notch and he carried powerfully, but he conceded a couple of sloppy penalties, one for a pull back and another for taking the player out in the air. He dropped what would have been a try-scoring pass. Rating: 6
10 Johnny Sexton
There were touches of class, one gorgeous pull back pass that sent Tadhg Beirne through a gap and another for Andrew Porter’s first try. There was also a little lack of control as Ireland struggled to deal with their man/men advantage and a missed penalty to touch. His assurance and precision largely returned after the restart. Rating: 8
9 Jamison Gibson-Park
A brilliant turnover penalty, he provided a superb service in terms of his passing, mixed up the game nicely in using his forward runners and covered intelligently. One or two ropy kicks. Rating: 8
1 Andrew Porter
It is a day that he will remember for the rest of his life, two tries against the All Blacks both of which utilised his tremendous power. Incorrectly penalised at a scrum, he got through Trojan work in attack and defence. Rating: 8
2 Dan Sheehan
Another player to get through a mountain of work but not quite to the high standards of last week. A few handling errors, the lineout throwing improved despite being under huge pressure. Rating: 7
3 Tadhg Furlong
Attended to his basic duties in scrum and lineout with an unswerving focus and determination, while clearing out at the breakdown and sending All Blacks to the turf with authority in producing a high tackle count (15). He simplified his game, and it was hugely effective. Rating: 8
4 Tadhg Beirne
Having benefited from the blowout last week this performance was so much more representative of his game intelligence and athleticism, making breaks, tackles, and turnovers. He conceded a couple of penalties but otherwise, excellent. Rating: 8
5 James Ryan
Put pressure on the New Zealand lineout, including one super steal. There was more fluency to Ireland’s work out there initially. No faulting his work-rate on application but discipline will have to be better after he conceded three penalties and a yellow card. Rating: 6
6 Peter O’Mahony
Exemplary handling at kick-off and restarts, won lineout ball, was an absolute nuisance at the breakdown putting his body everywhere as All Blacks sought quick ball. He was at his typically gritty and confrontational best. Rating: 9
7 Josh van der Flier
Ireland’s outstanding player and that’s saying something given several other contributions. He made 21 tackles, won turnovers at the breakdown, stripped possession from New Zealand ball carriers, beat defenders and ensured positive gainlines. Rating: 9
8 Caelan Doris
He was back to his imperious best, reading the game beautifully, using his footwork and athleticism to beat tacklers, winning a turnover penalty, and producing a try-saving tap tackle on Jordie Barrett. Rating: 9
Replacements: Jack Conan got his team over the gainline several times with his powerful carries, so too Bundee Aki in guaranteeing Ireland momentum at crucial times. There were less eye-catching contributions for one or two others certainly from a positive perspective but virtually all contributed defensively to the end game. Rating: 7
Coach: Andy Farrell became the first Ireland head coach to lead the team to a victory over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil, and along with his coaching team deserves huge credit. For the second week in succession, they came up with a game plan that troubled New Zealand but this time it was better executed for longer. He, and the team, are due a few apologies for some dreadful officiating for the second week in a row. Rating: 9
