Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Stade de France, Saint-Denis · 14 October 2023Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 4 points.Half-time 17–18 · Tries 3–3 · NZL 2 yellow cards

Pitch map

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8′14′23′59′68′69′19273339536420%Own 2249%Own half80%Opp half78%Opp 22
← New Zealand attack · Ireland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
19′New ZealandTry, Leicester Fainga'anuku, converted0–11
27′IrelandTry, Bundee Aki, converted8–13
33′New ZealandTry, Ardie Savea, conversion missed10–18
39′IrelandTry, Jamison Gibson-Park, converted15–18
53′New ZealandTry, Will Jordan, converted17–23
64′IrelandTry24–25
8′New ZealandPenalty goal scored
14′New ZealandPenalty goal scored
23′IrelandPenalty goal scored
59′IrelandPenalty goal missed
68′New ZealandPenalty goal missed
69′New ZealandPenalty goal scored
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′2 NZL cards
19′Leicester Fainga'anuku27′Bundee Aki33′Ardie Savea39′Jamison Gibson-Park53′Will Jordan64′IRE
IRE

Team stats

NZL
55%Possession45%
59%Territory41%
173Carries120
633Metres gained465
7Clean breaks6
31Defenders beaten22
325Passes137
8Offloads3
155Tackles made226
22Tackles missed31
129/134Rucks won94/97
13/15Lineouts won8/8
0/0Scrums won5/5
4/4Mauls won3/3
4Turnovers won7
10Penalties conceded10
20Kicks from hand33
696Kick metres880
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 2/2, penalties 1/2 · NZL conversions 2/3, penalties 3/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.

Line-ups

Match officials

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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.