Overview
- The Nations Championship clash is set for Saturday at Eden Park with kick‑off at 8:10am Irish time and both teams unbeaten in the tournament.
- New Zealand named Cam Roigard and Ruben Love to start their third Test together at halfback and moved Tupou Vaa’i to blindside flanker while giving Josh Moorby his first All Blacks Test start on the left wing.
- Ireland travel with confidence after wins over Australia and Japan and captain Dan Sheehan has urged the squad to focus on performance rather than the Eden Park record.
- Pre‑match analysis says the All Blacks will look to attack Ireland wide through Will Jordan, Damian McKenzie and Moorby and to test young fly‑half Sam Prendergast’s defence.
- Eden Park’s 52‑Test unbeaten run in Auckland dates to 1994, the fixture will influence Nations Championship standings and both teams are using the game to refine combinations ahead of next year’s World Cup.