The latest massive collision of the two big rivals is ready to explode as Ireland look to make it a hat-trick of wins over the All Blacks in Dublin at the start of the Autumn Series
Outside of the World Cup, they don't come much bigger than this one right now as the world's number ranked team - Ireland - square up with the third-best side New Zealand.
This is the first meeting of the teams since then and a massive rivalry has built up since Chicago - despite those two World Cup defeats, Ireland hold a 5-4 lead in this stellar head to head. Replacements: George Bell, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Pasilio Tosi, Patrick Tuipulotu, Samipeni Finau, Cam Roigard, Anton Lienert-Brown, Stephen Perofeta.
New Zealand, meanwhile, are banking on Damian McKenzie to reign in his more cavalier instincts - the 29-year-old is a brilliant attacking force but his game management at No.10, particularly in the biggest games, has been under the microscope. Scott Robertson on the Ireland v NZ rivalry: "Yeah, I think it is a great narrative, a great story. It's a great narrative, you know, like two countries that are similar in lots of ways - small island off a big island.
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