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Māori All Blacks 32 Ireland 17
FULLTIME
Māori All Blacks scrum, inside their own half. Perenara feeds.
He goes to Love, before Sullivan carries to halfway. Williams goes into Ireland's territory as the siren goes.
The Māori All Blacks give the ball away though. Ireland go wide to Carberry on their left, as he combines with Earls. Perenara makes the tackle.
Aki looks to beat the line, and offloads to Frawley. Prendergast knocks on though, and that's that!
80 mins
Time almost up, the Māori All Blacks haven't scored a point in the second.
Ireland win a penalty at the lineout, but Frawley kicks it dead.
79 mins
Scannell throws, but Ireland can't win the lineout.
Perenara goes wide to Garden-Bachop on the left, but Walker-Leawere loses it forward.
But the Māori All Blacks have it back. Harmon tries to kick through, but his effort is knocked into touch.He then gives away a penalty for foul play on Carberry.
Ireland lineout.
77 mins
Ireland restart with a 22 dropout, and win the ball back.
The Māori All Blacks give away an offside penalty, and Frawley's kick is kept in by Sullivan.
Love returns fire and finds touch.
76 mins
Perenara feeds, and finds Love - who looks for a drop goal!
He misses though.
75 mins
The Māori All Blacks want the points. Love lines up a shot at goal for the first time in a Māori All Blacks jersey.
But he's hit the posts, and the ball falls to Ireland. Frawley is smashed and the Māori All Blacks win a penalty! Love and Williams the heroes there!
That'll be a scrum.
73 mins
Māori All Blacks scrum. Perenara feeds, and they go wide to Garden-Bachop on the left. He runs into the 22 before he's tackled.
Ireland's defence drives the Māori All Blacks backwards, but Ireland give away offside.
They go right, where Proctor is tackled so we go back for the penalty.
71 mins
Healy is taken from the field in the medical buggy, he's conscious though.
Māori All Blacks scrum. Perenara goes to Pohipi, who goes to Bailyn Sullivan on the left.
Ainsley takes the ball over halfway, as Love is forced to step in at halfback.
Ireland look to have turned it over through Baird, but he's knocked it on.
70 mins
Looks like the bench is emptied by the Māori All Blacks. Thompson, Howden and Love all come on for Eklund, Suafoa and Zarn Sullivan.
Ioane kicks off. Ireland run the ball and go to the left through Larmour. They go left to Aki, and then back infield. Baird knocks on though.
Healy is down hurt for Ireland now, that could be a huge blow for the tests if he's injured.
69 mins - Try Ireland
Scannell takes the quick tap, and Ireland go for the line again. He's tackled short, but Coombes picks and goes, and he scores!
Frawley to convert, and he does! Can Ireland make a comeback?
MAB 32 IRE 17
67 mins
Scoreless in the second half. Scannell throws and Ireland look for the drive.
Scannell has the ball at the back and goes, but he's tackled. Timoney goes as the Māori All Blacks give away offside.
Coombes goes forward to the line, but he's held up in goal.
The Māori All Blacks are warned by Wayne Barnes.
66 mins
Advantage for Ireland, offside against the Māori All Blacks. And that'll be a penalty as Carberry knocks on.
Frawley clears for a lineout in the corner.
65 mins
Casey feeds, and Ireland win a scrum. Williams the culprit for the Māori All Blacks.
Ireland lineout.
64 mins
Eklund throws, and Selby-Rickit wins it. Perenara goes to Proctor, but Ioane knocks on looking for the wrap.
Ireland scrum.
63 mins
Manaaki Selby-Rickit and Tamaiti Williams come on for Dickson and Norris respectively.
Casey feeds, as Carberry kicks into touch on the full.
Māori All Blacks lineout on the 22.
61 mins
Ioane finds touch for a Māori All Blacks lineout. Joey Carberry comes on at fullback for Ireland.
Eklund throws, Dickson wins it as the Māori All Blacks get to Ireland's 22.
Dickson has another go, but knocks on.
Ireland scrum.
60 mins
Casey feeds, and Coombes takes it off the back. Aki gets rid of Ioane, as Casey box kicks.
Earls wins it, and gets it to Prendergast.
Frawley kicks for the right, but Garden-Bachop gets up to win it. Aki gives away a penalty for not rolling away.
58 mins
Eklund throws, and the Māori All Blacks look to run as Ireland give away another advantage.
They go wide, where Harmon waits on the left wing before he's tackled. They go wide to the right, through Suafoa, who finds Bailyn Sullivan with an offload.
He finds Garden-Bachop, and he offloads, but Perenara knocks on.
Ireland scrum.
56 mins
Perenara feeds, and Pohipi runs as first receiver. Ioane goes to the air, but we go back for a penalty against Ireland for not rolling away.
That'll be a Māori All Blacks lineout.
55 mins
Ireland lineout. Scannell throws and Baird wins it, both subs.
Ireland get through their phases and press towards the 22, but Casey is called for a knock-on.
Māori All Blacks scrum.
54 mins
Casey feeds, as O'Brien kicks downfield.
The Sullivans combine, as Zarn clears into touch for a lineout.
52 mins
Māori All Blacks lineout. Eklund throws, Dickson wins it. Zarn Sullivan goes wide to Garden-Bachop, but he kicks and loses the ball.
The Māori All Blacks turn it back though, as Perenara kicks over the top.
Ireland kick it back, and the two Sullivans combine. Ioane takes the line on inside Ireland's half, as does Poihipi. Garden-Bachop nearly puts Eklund through, but Ireland defend well, and force a knock-on from Lomax.
Ireland scrum.
50 mins
Hume is treated by the physio. Changes for the Māori All Blacks. Bailyn Sullivan comes on for Stevenson, to join his brother Zarn.
TJ Perenara comes on for Weber to make his first Māori All Blacks appearance, and take on the captaincy.
Michael Lowry replaces Hume, who limps from the field.
50 mins
Sullivan takes the dropout, and clears halfway to find Coombes who runs it back into the Māori All Blacks territory.
Frawley puts a kick up, as Ioane takes it under Larmour's challenge and calls for the mark.
Ioane kicks down to Casey, and Ireland can build inside the Māori All Blacks half again. Frawley kicks into touch for a lineout, but Hume is down hurt.
He looks in real pain here.
48 mins
Dickson stays down and gets treatment on his left knee. He's back on his feet though.
Sullivan takes the dropout, as Coombes fumbles but gathers. Timoney has a go, but he's lost it.
Sullivan puts a kick up, but Larmour beats Garden-Bachop in the air to win it.
Ireland move the ball through the hands to the left, as Earls has a crack on the wing.
They go back infield for Timoney, who goes at the line! Is he over? We'll check with the TMO, but the on-field call is no try.
Held up is the verdict, so another dropout.
46 mins
Ireland lineout, inside the Māori All Blacks' 22. Heffernan throws and Prendergast wins it.
They look for the maul, as Heffernan takes it off the back and looks for the left corner.
Prendergast goes for the line, but he's held up in goal to force a line dropout.
Great start to the half for Ireland!
45 mins
Weber feeds, and goes off the back to Ioane, who finds touch for a lineout.
45 mins
ANOTHER tap from Heffernan, but this time he drops it!
The Māori All Blacks let him know, and there's another bit of push and shove!
That'll be a scrum.
45 mins
Another tap, Heffernan goes again. He's on the line, and it's another offside advantage, this time against Proctor.
Healy goes for the line, but he's tackled short.
Play is stopped, so we'll have another penalty.
The Māori All Blacks are warned.
44 mins
Ireland take a tap through Heffernan and win another advantage!
Prendergast goes from close, and wins another advantage as Dickson looks for the turnover.
We stop and go back for the penalty.
42 mins
Ireland lineout after Stevenson can't hold the ball. Heffernan throws, Prendergast wins it and Ireland kick downfield.
Sullivan's kick is charged by Aki, but the Māori All Blacks.
Lomax knocks on inside the Māori All Blacks 22, and Ireland have a great chance!
Advantage for Ireland, we stop for the penalty. Lomax offside.
41 mins
We're ready for the second half. No changes for the Māori All Blacks.
Healy is back on for Ireland for Loughman.
Ioane kicks off to start the second spell.
HALFTIME - Try Māori All Blacks
Weber feeds, and goes to Ioane inside the 22. They go wide to Proctor, who kicks through as O'Brien gathers.
Frawley looks to clear, but it's charged down and the Māori All Blacks have it.
Walker-Leawere tries to beat the line, as Proctor has another run.
Sullivan puts a kick up, but Earls has no issue gathering. O'Brien kicks back and it lands in open space. Sullivan gets it, and offloads to Stevenson who breaks down the right again!
He finds Harmon outside him, who kicks through on the full, straight to Grace - and he'll race away to score now! What a try!
Ioane to convert to end the first half, and he does! What a half!
MAB 32 IRE 10
38 mins
Sullivan clears after another kick-off, and Ireland have a lineout.
Heffernan throws, and Coombes wins it. Casey nearly puts Treadwell into a gap, but he's knocked it on.
That'll be a Māori All Blacks scrum.
36 mins - Try Māori All Blacks
Ireland give away a free kick before the lineout, and Grace takes it quickly! Ioane nearly puts Proctor into score, but Earls makes a try-saver.
They go wide as Ioane finds Poihipi, before Weber picks and goes and he's in to score!
Ioane with another conversion attempt, his sixth of the night! And he gets this one as well.
MAB 25 IRE 10
35 mins
Eklund throws and the Māori All Blacks, but Poihipi knocks on from Weber's pass.
The ball is kicked down to Sullivan, before Ireland give away a penalty for not rolling away.
Ioane finds touch for a lineout.
34 mins
Casey is back on his feet, and Ireland have a scrum. Casey feeds, and there's a huge shove from the Māori All Blacks!
The ball is bundled out, and goes into touch off Ireland.
33 mins
Eklund throws, Grace wins it. Sullivan puts a bomb up, but it bounces off Garden-Bachop to end up on Ireland's side.
Casey tries to slip through, but Suafua tackles him.
Harmon wins a turnover, and the Māori All Blacks have the ball again.
Ioane goes wide to Stevenson again, and he chips over the top! The ball bounces for Weber, but he collides with Casey to lose the ball.
Casey is down hurt after a boot to the head from Weber.
31 mins
Proctor takes the first tackle after the kick-off, and the Māori All Blacks build from their own half.
Sullivan kicks downfield as Ireland counter through O'Brien, and he finds touch for a lineout outside the 22.
30 mins - Try Māori All Blacks
Sullivan clears into touch after the kick off, and Ireland take it quickly.
Frawley kicks, but Sullivan's under it to start the counter. Suafua finds Ioane, who dummies and breaks down the right! Ioane gets the ball away to Stevenson - and he beats the last defender to score on the right!
Can Ioane convert? He can, great kick from the right.
MAB 18 IRE 10
28 mins - Penalty Māori All Blacks
Frawley kicks off, and Grace claims it.
Advantage for the Māori All Blacks, penalty against Aki for not releasing.
We go back for the penalty as Sullivan loses possession.
Does Ioane want another shot? He does, this one is some way out though, just inside the Irish half - 42m out.
And he's nailed it! The Māori All Blacks take the lead!
MAB 11 IRE 10
25 mins
Hume loses the ball inside Ireland territory, and the Māori All Blacks have the ball just outside the 22.
Māori All Blacks have advantage for offside, into the 10th phase. Make that two advantages for offside.
Proctor fumbles, so we go back for the penalty.
Do they want the points again? Yep. Ioane lines up the shot.
But he pushes it to the left.
22 mins - Try Ireland
Heffernan throws and Timoney wins it.
Coombes has a run, and offloads to Aki! He's got the ball in some space, and beats everyone to score for Ireland!
Frawley converts from in front.
MAB 8 IRE 10
20 mins
Weber feeds, and Grace runs off the back of the scrum.
The ball goes back to Sullivan, who clears into touch.
20 mins
Ireland claim their own kick-off, and have the ball inside the Māori All Blacks half.
O'Brien puts a kick over the top! But the bounce beats Garden-Bachop and Larmour! Larmour knocks on for a Māori All Blacks scrum.
17 mins - Try Māori All Blacks
Māori All Blacks lineout. Eklund throws, and Dickson wins it. Ireland stop any hopes of a maul, as Weber goes short to Harmon.
Walker-Leawere goes forward and wins advantage. Ioane tries to put Harmon through, but he's tackled short of the line.
Weber goes to Sullivan - and he steps past the defence to score! Brilliant from Sullivan after winning the 50-22!
Ioane with the kick, but he pushes it wide.
MAB 8 IRE 3
15 mins
Treadwell is staying down again. Casey feeds the scrum, and goes blind as O'Brien kicks to Sullivan.
Sullivan kicks back and does brilliantly as the ball dribbles for a 50-22!
14 mins
Lineout. Eklund throws but it's knocked on by Ioane at first receiver.
Ireland scrum.
Loughman has passed his HIA.
13 mins
Jordan Larmour and Kieran Treadwell have both stayed down hurt for Ireland so far. No word on Loughman yet.
Ireland scrum, Casey feeds. He goes to Aki off the back, but it's knocked on by Ireland.
The Māori All Blacks struggle against the rush defence, and Suafoa knocks on in the tackle before Casey clears to Stevenson with a box kick.
Penalty for the Māori All Blacks with hands in the ruck from Prendergast.
11 mins
Ireland lineout. Heffernan throws, but the ball's tipped onto the Māori All Blacks side.
They've got the ball on the 22, as they go wide to the right. They go wide, but Grace throws a forward pass as he's tackled.
Great defence from Ireland. The Māori All Blacks couldn't get inside the 22.
10 mins
Eklund throws, Harmon wins it and the Māori All Blacks have the ball inside Ireland's half.
Proctor tries to step through the line, but Sullivan kicks into touch for an Irish lineout on the 22.
9 mins
Frawley kicks off, and Garden-Bachop breaks as he fields it. Māori All Blacks go wide to Stevenson's wing, as he kicks through the line.
O'Brien gets there and clears for a lineout.
8 mins - Penalty Māori All Blacks
O'Brien clears after the kick-off, but it's not out as Ioane gathers it.
Stevenson makes a break down the short side to run the ball into the 22 for the Māori All Blacks.
Advantage for the Māori All Blacks, before we stop for the penalty. Offside against Aki.
What does Weber do? They want the points as Ioane lines up his first attempt.
And he levels the scores!
MAB 3 IRE 3
5 mins - Penalty Ireland
Ireland scrum now. Casey looks to feed, but Ireland are awarded a penalty as Lomax goes down.
Do Ireland want the points? They do.
Frawley lines up his first kick of the night, and makes no mistake!
MAB 0 IRE 3
3 mins
Jeremy Loughman leaves the field for an HIA, Cian Healy replcaes him for the first scrum.
Weber feeds, and finds Ioane off the back. He goes to Poihipi, but he's knocked it on.
There's a bit of push and shove from both sides. Sullivan threw the ball into Frawley's face after the whistle.
2 mins
Proctor takes the kick-off, and the Māori All Blacks look to use the ball inside their own half.
The ball goes back to Sullivan, who puts a kick up that O'Brien gathers. Ireland look to use the ball as Hume runs inside the Māori All Blacks half.
There's a knock-on though, and we'll have the first scrum of the game.
KICK OFF
And we're away! Ciaran Frawley kicks off for Ireland.
7:04pm
The Māori All Blacks will perform their haka, as Bundee Aki presents a No.11 jersey, in honour of Sean Wainui, who died last year.
Sam Nock leads the haka for the the Māori All Blacks, and the crowd love it.
Sean Wainui's wife Paige, and two children, collect the Irish jersey.
7:01pm
Huge passion from both sides with the anthems, plenty of Irish flags in the stands at FMG.
Tears in the eyes of Zarn Sullivan for the Māori All Blacks.
6:56pm
And Brad Weber does the same with the Māori All Blacks.
Healthy support in for both sides tonight!
6:55pm
Ireland make their way out of the sheds and onto FMG Stadium, led by Bundee Aki on his return to Hamilton.
6:40pm
Good evening! The first thing to note is that Hamilton has not served up a good evening as far as the weather is concerned!
It's cold. It's wet, and it could rain some more. Will those conditions play into Ireland's hands?
We'll have to wait to find out!
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Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Māori All Blacks v Ireland from FMG Stadium, Hamilton.
Twelve years after these two sides last met, the Māori All Blacks will host Ireland for the second time in a competitive fixture. In 2010, the Māori All Blacks came away 31-28 winners at Rotorua, but both sides have - understandably - changed since then.
This time, the Māori will be led by the pair of dropped All Blacks halfbacks, with Brad Weber starting as captain and TJ Perenara on the bench.
Fellow All Blacks Tyrel Lomax, Cullen Grace and Josh Ioane also start, hoping to push for test recalls later in the campaign.
For Ireland, this is a chance for some players to stretch their legs, just days out from the first test against the All Blacks at Eden Park.
Ex-Chiefs and Counties Manukau centre Bundee Aki captains the side on his return to New Zealand, while veteran Keith Earls starts on the left wing, probably the most recognisable name for Kiwi fans.
Test hopefuls Cian Healy, Conor Murray and Joey Carberry start on the bench, as they look to press their case to run out on Saturday night.
Tonight's clash will take a more sombre tone for the hosts, as the Māori All Blacks take the field for the first time since the tragic death of stalwart Sean Wainui last October.
TAB odds: Māori All Blacks $2, Ireland $1.82, draw $18
Māori All Blacks: 1-Ollie Norris, 2-Kurt Eklund, 3-Tyrel Lomax, 4-Josh Dickson, 5-Isaia Walker-Leawere, 6-Cameron Suafoa, 7-Billy Harmon, 8-Cullen Grace, 9-Brad Weber (cc), 10-Josh Ioane, 11-Connor Garden-Bachop, 12-Rameka Pohipi, 13-Billy Proctor, 14-Shaun Stevenson, 15-Zarn Sullivan
Reserves: 16-Tyrone Thompson, 17-Tamaiti Williams, 18-Jermaine Ainsley, 19-Maanaki Selby-Rickit, 20-TK Howden, 21-TJ Perenara (cc), 22-Ruben Love, 23-Bailyn Sullivan
Ireland: 1-Jeremy Loughman, 2-Dave Heffernan, 3-Tom O'Toole, 4-Joe McCarthy, 5-Kieran Treadwell, 6-Cian Prendergast, 7-Nick Timoney, 8-Gavin Coombes, 9-Craig Casey, 10-Ciaran Frawley, 11-Keith Earls, 12-Bundee Aki (c), 13-James Hume, 14-Jordan Larmour, 15-Jimmy O'Brien
Reserves: 16-Niall Scannell, 17-Cian Healy, 18-Finlay Bealham, 19-Ryan Baird, 20-Jack Conan, 21-Conor Murray, 22-Joey Carberry, 23-Michael Lowry
