Māori All Blacks 24 Ireland 30
FULLTIME
80min - Māori All Blacks try WEBER
Māori All Blacks with one final flurry as the hooter sounds. Love attacks the pass at pace and he's in space yet again! He links up with Weber on his inside and he dives in right next to the sticks. Love has been incredible off the bench.
78min - Ireland TRY LARMOUR
Casey makes a nice dart around the fringes after strong carries by Timoney and Coombes. Ireland just 10 metres out but Prendergast is met well. Māori All Blacks look to rush Ireland on defence but commit too many and Larmour is unmarked on the right wing and he strolls over for his second.
76min - Ioane tries a chip kick but Earls does well to mop up and win the ball back for Ireland. O'Brien tries the grubber through but Ioane cleans up before Weber clears into touch.
74min - Stevenson looks to intercept a pass but can't re-gather the ball and is shown a yellow card. Such a harsh rule, but it is the rule.
72min - Māori All Blacks TRY LOVE
Love attacks the bouncing ball at pace and he's split the Irish defence right open! He finds Grace on his left wing before a return pass to Love sees the replacement go over for the try. A try out of absolutely nothing - brilliant stuff. Ioane fluffs the conversion however.
70min - Sullivan has a charge but Ireland are right underneath him and hold him up to force the turnover. Māori All Blacks fading now, but it's been a much-improved peformance from Ireland.
68min - Ireland TRY COOMBES
Ireland are just a metre out here! A try here could end the game. Coombes picks up, has a crack and he crashes over for the try! Far too big and strong from so close out.
66min - Ireland looking good here as they try to shove their way over. But Māori All Blacks do well to front up on defence and win the penalty at the breakdown!
65min - Casey tries a very clever grubber through but Māori All Blacks do well to scramble and clean up. But the ref brings everybody back for a penalty to Ireland.
64min - Few scuffles breaking out now as tempers start to flare. Eklund is penalised at the breakdown however. Stop in play now as both teams make a bunch of changes.
62min - Ref seems to have finally had enough of Ireland's tactics at the scrum and this time O'Toole is penalised for having his knee on the ground.
60min - Back-to-back kicking errors by the Māori All Blacks as Ioane tries for the 50/22 but overcooks it and it rolls dead. We'll come back all the way for an Ireland scrum.
58min - A very flat pass from Ireland but the Māori All Blacks do well to get over the ball and win a penalty of their own. Māori All Blacks go quickly through Weber but Delany knocks on.
56min - Finally the ball comes out of the scrum and Garden-Bachop does well to bat down the attempted kick and the Māori All Blacks can counter. But Timoney again is over the ball and wins the penalty. He's been immense.
54min - Ireland doing well to eat the minutes up as they wait for Larmour to serve his 10 minutes in the bin. We've had a number of scrum resets.
52min - Delany makes a strong carry as the Māori All Blacks march their way into the Irish 22m. Weber has also since come on the field. Selby-Rickit is held up in the tackle and Ireland force the turnover scrum.
50min - Ireland's forwards show quick hands to move the ball into space and they're just 5m out but lose the ball in contact and the Māori All Blacks kick through Garden-Bachop.
48min - Māori All Blacks look to launch another set-piece move inside their own 22m from a scrum. Perenara has a look and instead puts the box-kick up and O'Brien does so well to gather it in sliding on the groud.
46min - Māori All Blacks PENALTY TRY
Māori All Blacks launch a good attack down the left wing as Garden-Bachop pulls up angrily after it looks as if he was tackled early. The ref asks the TMO to have a look. It's obvious he was impeded and the ref rules it's a penalty try and a yellow to Larmour!
44min - Māori All Blacks have more than twice the carry metres than Ireland but are struggling to make it count. Another promising Māori All Blacks set-piece move but yet another handling error ends the attack.
42min - We're back underway and the Māori All Blacks look to play their way out of trouble. Timoney gets over the ball and does well to win the penalty. It's right in front and Frawley makes no mistake and extends the lead.
HALFTIME
40min - Māori All Blacks win their lineout and look to drive. Perenara drives through a couple of tackles but Ireland do well to rip the ball away before kicking it into touch for halftime.
40min - Stevenson switches direction and Nankivell does well to hang on this time. Ireland try to counter-ruck but McCarthy is penalised at the breakdown.
38min - Stevenson beats a number of defenders again and the Māori All Blacks are hot on attack! Grace makes a strong run down the right wing and they're just 10m out. They shift left to Nankivell but he can't hang on and knocks on.
36min - The ball somehow spills for Delany and the debutant is through a huge hole. Māori All Blacks look good to pile the pressure on but the ball comes free for Ireland before the hosts are penalised again at the ruck.
34min - Ireland TRY TIMONEY
Ireland are right on the tryline here! The Māori All Blacks are struggling to number up and Timoney looks to have been tackled short but stretches and has the try! Ireland were playing with the advantage too. Frawley extends the lead with a conversion.
32min - Ireland win their own lineout ball and try to maul their way! They're edging closer but win the penalty instead. Ref was happy with just the warning, but Norris is then shown a yellow card after a touch judge got involved.
30min - Irish lock does VERY well to take in a lineout ball well in front of him. Ireland just a metre out now! They try to bash their way over the tryline but they're just short! We'll come back for a penalty and Frawley finds touch for the lineout.
28min - Māori All Blacks tap quickly off the back of a Ireland penalty and Prendergast is sent off for not being 10 metres! Ref taking no prisoners here and was quick to go to the pocket.
26min - Ireland building nicely here as the phases start to mount. Māori All Blacks struggling to cope with the relentless waves of Irish attacks and Norris concedes the penalty right in front of the sticks about 25m out. Frawley nails the penalty to extend the lead.
24min - Māori All Blacks again pinged, but this time only a free-kick at the lineout and the Irish opt for the scrum right on halfway.
23min - Māori All Blacks win the lineout and look to launch through multiple phases but Selby-Rickit is penalised for entering the breakdown through the side.
22min - Sullivan makes a strong run into contact before Ireland are pinged for hands in the ruck. Ioane finds touch just inside the Irish 22m for the attacking lineout.
20min - Larmour gets the ball off the back of an Ireland scrum and kicks to a waiting Moorby. The Māori All Blacks collects and takes the mark before clearing to touch.
18min - Ireland can't rope in their own lineout and the Māori All Blacks swarm onto the loose ball. Ioane kicks long but it's an easy one for O'Brien to gather and he returns it well.
15min - Stevenson again causing all sorts of troubles as he's away down the right wing! He cuts back inside before Perenara receives it and is tackled just 10m out but Lomax knocks on.
14min - Larmour shows good footwork before finally getting tackled, he's looking threatening. Casey goes high with the box-kick and it bounces well for Garden-Bachop for the Māori All Blacks to counter.
12min - Walker-Leawere somehow finds himself in space but a knock-on ends a promising attack for the Māori All Blacks and we'll have a scrum after Ireland couldn't doing anything with the advantage.
10min - This time the Māori All Blacks go LONG with the kick-off and McCloskey takes it into contact before the Irish clear into touch.
8min - Ireland TRY LARMOUR
Moorby finds a bit of space on his debut and takes it well into contact. Ireland's rush defence coping well though before Nankivell's pass is too wide and floats into touch.
Ireland catch the Māori All Blacks napping with the quick lineout and Larmour is away and sprints 30m for the try! Great thinking there.
6min - Ireland try and spread the ball themselves but the wet conditions force the error as Earls can only find the sideline with a forward pass.
4min - Māori All Blacks TRY STEVENSON
Māori All Blacks win the lineout ball and immediately spread it out. There's dummy runners aplenty and Stevenson gets the ball in space and strolls in for the first try in the left corner. Great set move by the Māori All Blacks.
4min - Māori All Blacks quickly getting into their work and have the advantage as they march their way well into the Irish 22m. Ref comes back for the penalty and Ioane finds touch for the lineout.
2min - Māori All Blacks opt with the short grubber kick-off and Ireland are caught napping, knock on and the hosts will have the scrum. Clever.
7:05pm - NZ-born Michael Bent also comes onto the Ireland bench. The 36-year-old last played for the Irish in 2015.
7:02pm - TJ Perenara about to lead the haka in front of his home fans at Sky Stadium in Wellington. There's also been a late withdrawal with Max Hicks ruled out of the fixture.
6:58pm - We're just about ready for the anthems and then the haka. The weather isn't ideal but should still be a cracker!
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Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Māori All Blacks v Ireland from Sky Stadium, Wellington.
The tourists will be looking to avenge their tour-opening defeat against the Māori, after going down 32-17 at Hamilton's FMG Stadium a fortnight ago.
Māori All Blacks coach Clayton McMillan has gone for a strong Hurricanes contingent for the clash, with fullback Josh Moorby to make his debut in the No.15 jersey.
Forwards Caleb Delany and Max Hicks could earn their first caps from the bench, while there's a new midfield pairing with Alex Nankivell and Bailyn Sullivan.
Ireland have kept their changes to a minimum from the side that tasted defeat in Hamilton, with veteran Keith Earls named captain and centre for the clash.
TAB odds: Māori All Blacks $1.65, Ireland $2.30
Māori All Blacks: 1-Ollie Norris, 2-Kurt Eklund, 3-Tyrel Lomax, 4-Maanaki Selby-Rickit, 5-Isaia Walker-Leawere, 6-Reed Prinsep, 7-Billy Harmon, 8-Cullen Grace, 9-TJ Perenara (cc), 10-Josh Ioane, 11-Connor Garden-Bachop, 12-Alex Nankivell, 13-Bailyn Sullivan, 14-Shaun Stevenson, 15-Josh Moorby
Reserves: 16-Leni Apisai, 17-Tamaiti Williams, 18-Marcel Renata, 19-TK Howden, 20-Caleb Delany, 21-Brad Weber (cc), 22-Ruben Love, 23-Billy Proctor
Ireland: 1-Jeremy Loughman, 2-Niall Scannell, 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-Jimmy O’Brien, 12-Stuart McCloskey, 13-Keith Earls (c), 14-Jordan Larmour, 15-Michael Lowry
Reserves: 16-Rob Herring, 17-Ed Byrne, 18-Finlay Bealham, 19-Ryan Baird, 20-Jack Conan, 21-Conor Murray, 22-Joey Carberry, 23-Mack Hansen
