All Blacks v Ireland part III - July 16 8.05am Ireland time

Brilliant win. It doesn't get any better than that unless you win a World Cup.

Great style of play from Ireland. VDF, Sheehan, Bundee, Henshaw, Keenan were very good but Tadhg Beirne is such a classy player and produced those big moments when they were most needed.

As for NZ Foster will take the flak but they don't have the players they once had. Even with players up North they are lacking depth and top players in key positions especially at outhalf and the backrow, areas that NZ were always so strong in. Barrett nor Mo'ounga offer the control and kicking game that they really need. Mo'ounga should have started at 10, as Barrett seems to have gone backwards a bit.

Without Savea (who was excellent) they have nothing in the backrow. Cane was anonymous and Ioane is not top level. Worrying for them is that there doesn't seem to be young talent coming through. One time you had classy 7s continually coming through but it has been poor for a long time and McCaw and Read held those positions for a long time and papered over the lack of depth coming through.

Looking at NZ they also look physically small. In the past they had Nonu and SBW in the 12 channel and they gave them go forward ball and players were coming onto the ball at speed.

I thought Ire should have kicked more to touch in the 2nd half as the NZ lineout was struggling and we didn't need to be kicking back loosely to Barrett and Jordan who again should have started. Not sure if he was injured coming into the series.

Delighted for POM and Sexton. You can see what it meant to them. Over a year out we will need to continue to tweak our game and be not afraid to bring in young lads if they are good enough as so much analysis is done these days you need to be changing your approach to stay ahead.

well that was something else. comprehensive again. well done to all players and management.

their 1st home series loss since 94?

Well after reading all the comments on here about how the ABs were going to be resorting to the dark arts, dirty play, cheap shots and late hits; it was Ireland who brought the thuggery and scumbag play. Blatant high shots taking out Brodie and Ofa, trying to strangle Ardie and the ultimate act of dirty play was Lowe trying to cripple Jordie by diving at his standing leg when he kicked. Thugs!!

Just kidding 😜 Great win for Ireland. Absolutely deserved winners. Showed great mental strength to impose their game again after the 3 ABs tries. Well done.

Absolutely

Autumn and summer match's will still happen just part of an overall tournament. Shut the "just a friendly" crowd up once and for all at least.

Oh I know he isn't wrong. I'm merely stating my exasperation at one of the truly wonderful things about this sport being ruined.

Look at how this day pans out for all 4 Irish and Brit teams. That's summer. With the GAA ruining their own calendar and a soccer world cup in December. It's just another crock of **** to add to sports bring ruined every which way.

Most Impressive for me is the mental resilience they’ve shown on this tour. Both teams rattled in their first games and turned it around. That period today when NZ bagged 3 tries would have done us in at anytime before. Incredible resolve and confidence to take it home.

And it’s not taking the forwards for granted to recognise that some of the back play today is better than anything we’ve seen from an Irish team.

Shout out to the refs too, over the course of the series they handled a lot of madness very well to set up a phenomenal final.

I was exactly the same. I couldn't believe he got it down!

I was on here a few months back adamant that there was no point in bringing Sexton, I wanted us not to use the Sexton "crutch" and to use the opportunity to build experience and depth. I'm not sure I believed we had a chance of a series victory.

How wrong was I! Was just so great to see Sexton and POM in particular achieve this historic feat. Obviously I'd like to beat NZ (probably) in the quarter final but if we don't this still stands head and shoulders above a WC quarter final. Proud moment for Irish rugby, was in tears.

Blah blah blah blah mate.

Why you watch sport is beyond me.