TheBreakdown
Full time5 November 2016
Ireland
40–29
New Zealand
Soldier Field Stadium, Chicago, United States · Tour 2016Head-to-head

Ireland won by 11 points.

Scoring

  1. 4’PIreland penalty · Johnny Sexton3–0
  2. 5’TNew Zealand try · George Moala3–5
  3. 11’TIreland try · Jordi Murphy8–5
  4. 11’CIreland conversion · Johnny Sexton10–5
  5. 17’TIreland try · CJ Stander15–5
  6. 21’PNew Zealand penalty · Beauden Barrett15–8
  7. 24’PIreland penalty · Johnny Sexton18–8
  8. 34’TIreland try · Conor Murray23–8
  9. 34’CIreland conversion · Johnny Sexton25–8
  10. 48’TIreland try · Simon Zebo30–8
  11. 52’TNew Zealand try · TJ Perenara30–13
  12. 52’CNew Zealand conversion · Beauden Barrett30–15
  13. 56’TNew Zealand try · Ben Smith30–20
  14. 57’CNew Zealand conversion · Beauden Barrett30–22
  15. 59’PIreland penalty · Conor Murray33–22
  16. 64’TNew Zealand try · Scott Barrett33–27
  17. 65’CNew Zealand conversion · Beauden Barrett33–29
  18. 76’TIreland try · Robbie Henshaw38–29
  19. 77’CIreland conversion · Joey Carbery40–29

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Jack McGrathProp
  2. 2Rory BestHooker
  3. 3Tadhg FurlongProp
  4. 4Donnacha RyanSecond row
  5. 5Devin TonerSecond row
  6. 6CJ StanderFlanker
  7. 7Jordi MurphyFlanker
  8. 8Jamie HeaslipNumber 8
  9. 9Conor MurrayScrum-half
  10. 10Johnny SextonFly-half
  11. 11Simon ZeboWing
  12. 12Robbie HenshawCentre
  13. 13Jared PayneCentre
  14. 14Andrew TrimbleWing
  15. 15Rob KearneyFull-back
  16. 16Sean CroninBench
  17. 17Cian HealyBench
  18. 18Finlay BealhamBench
  19. 19Ultan DillaneBench
  20. 20Josh van der FlierBench
  21. 21Kieran MarmionBench
  22. 22Joey CarberyBench
  23. 23Garry RingroseBench

New Zealand

  1. 1Joe MoodyProp
  2. 2Dane ColesHooker
  3. 3Owen FranksProp
  4. 4Patrick TuipulotuSecond row
  5. 5Jerome KainoSecond row
  6. 6Liam SquireFlanker
  7. 7Sam CaneFlanker
  8. 8Kieran ReadNumber 8
  9. 9Aaron SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Beauden BarrettFly-half
  11. 11Julian SaveaWing
  12. 12Ryan CrottyCentre
  13. 13George MoalaCentre
  14. 14Waisake NaholoWing
  15. 15Ben SmithFull-back
  16. 16Codie TaylorBench
  17. 17Ofa TuungafasiBench
  18. 18Charlie FaumuinaBench
  19. 19Scott BarrettBench
  20. 20Ardie SaveaBench
  21. 21TJ PerenaraBench
  22. 22Aaron CrudenBench
  23. 23Malakai FekitoaBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 5–33 New Zealand, 1 drawn in 39 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
New Zealand going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.