The All Blacks have beaten Ireland by 27-17 in the second and final test. But it was far from convincing.
They had a brilliant start, and got out to a 17-0 lead early on (one try probably shouldn't have been given due to a probable knock-on), but Ireland fought back very well, getting as close as 20-17. They actually played very intelligently - the conditions were horrible, but Ireland kept putting the ball in behind the All Blacks, and played the game in their half for a significant portion of it.
The All Blacks will need to up their game before the Tri-Nations, or I don't see how we are going to win against Australia and South Africa.
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