TheBreakdown
Full time17 June 2006
New Zealand
27–17
Ireland
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Tour 2006Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 10 points.

Scoring

  1. 6’TNew Zealand try · Byron Kelleher5–0
  2. 7’CNew Zealand conversion · Luke McAlister7–0
  3. 24’PNew Zealand penalty · Luke McAlister10–0
  4. 28’CNew Zealand conversion · Luke McAlister12–0
  5. 28’TNew Zealand try · Clarke Dermody17–0
  6. 31’TIreland try · Paul O'Connell17–5
  7. 32’CIreland conversion · Ronan O'Gara17–7
  8. 35’PNew Zealand penalty · Luke McAlister20–7
  9. 39’TIreland try · Jerry Flannery20–12
  10. 40’CIreland conversion · Ronan O'Gara20–14
  11. 52’PIreland penalty · Ronan O'Gara20–17
  12. 71’TNew Zealand try · Luke McAlister25–17
  13. 72’CNew Zealand conversion · Luke McAlister27–17

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Clarke DermodyProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Carl HaymanProp
  4. 4Chris JackSecond row
  5. 5Troy FlavellSecond row
  6. 6Jerome KainoFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Rodney So'oialoNumber 8
  9. 9Byron KelleherScrum-half
  10. 10Luke McAlisterFly-half
  11. 11Josevata RokocokoWing
  12. 12Aaron MaugerCentre
  13. 13Casey LaulalaCentre
  14. 14Doug HowlettWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Andrew HoreBench
  17. 17Neemia TialataBench
  18. 18Greg RawlinsonBench
  19. 19Craig NewbyBench
  20. 20Jimmy CowanBench
  21. 21David HillBench
  22. 22Ma'a NonuBench

Ireland

  1. 1Marcus HoranProp
  2. 2Jerry FlanneryHooker
  3. 3John HayesProp
  4. 4Donncha O'CallaghanSecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Neil BestFlanker
  7. 7David WallaceFlanker
  8. 8Denis LeamyNumber 8
  9. 9Peter StringerScrum-half
  10. 10Ronan O'GaraFly-half
  11. 11Andrew TrimbleWing
  12. 12Gordon D'ArcyCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Shane HorganWing
  15. 15Geordan MurphyFull-back
  16. 16Rory BestBench
  17. 17Bryan YoungBench
  18. 18Mick O'DriscollBench
  19. 19Keith GleesonBench
  20. 20Isaac BossBench
  21. 21Denis HickieBench
  22. 22Girvan DempseyBench

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Context

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

New Zealand going in
Ireland 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.