History-makers Ireland beat All Blacks in NZ
A disciplined and clinical Ireland beat the All Blacks on New Zealand soil for the first time on Saturday with a deserved 23-12 victory in Dunedin, taking full advantage after the hosts had lost Angus Ta'avao to a red card in the first half. Prop Andrew Porter scored two tries and skipper Johnny Sexton added 13 points from the kicking tee as Ireland squared the three-match series 1-1 ahead of next week's decider in Wellington. Ireland had played 13 tests in New Zealand without success before taking to the field under the Otago Stadium roof to hand the All Blacks their first home defeat since South Africa won in Wellington in 2018. "Delighted, no team has ever done it before," Sexton said. "We're delighted with the win but we have a chance to win a series here, and they don't come along too often." New Zealand's discipline cost them dear with two yellow cards in addition to Ta'avao's red in the first half, and they had to be satisfied with tries close to the end of each half from Beauden Barrett and Will Jordan. "They're a quality outfit and they bounced back in a big way tonight," said All Blacks captain Sam Cane. "They were too good." Meanwhile Owen Farrell kicked 20 points as England took an imposing early lead and held off a spirited Australian fightback to level the three-match series at 1-1 with a 25-17 victory in Brisbane on Saturday. (Reuters)