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Nations Championship

Saturday, 18 July 2026 at 07:10 UTC · UTC

New Zealand
4021HT 28 – 7finished
Ireland
Round 3

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New ZealandWWWLW
  1. · Nations ChampionshipW
    New Zealand47
    Italy17
  2. · Nations ChampionshipW
    New Zealand34
    France32
  3. · Friendly InternationalW
    Wales26
    New Zealand52
  4. · Friendly InternationalL
    England33
    New Zealand19
  5. · Friendly InternationalW
    Scotland17
    New Zealand25
IrelandWWWWW
  1. · Nations ChampionshipW
    Japan20
    Ireland36
  2. · Nations ChampionshipW
    Australia31
    Ireland33
  3. · Six NationsW
    Ireland43
    Scotland21
  4. · Six NationsW
    Ireland27
    Wales17
  5. · Six NationsW
    England21
    Ireland42

Head to head

3 wins
0 draws
2 wins
Previous meetings5 matches
  1. · Friendly InternationalResult
    Ireland13
    New Zealand26
  2. · Friendly InternationalResult
    Ireland13
    New Zealand23
  3. · World CupResult
    Ireland24
    New Zealand28
  4. · Friendly InternationalResult
    New Zealand22
    Ireland32
  5. · Friendly InternationalResult
    New Zealand12
    Ireland23
Updated 26 Oct 2026

Nations Championship 2026, Northern Hemisphere

PosTeamPWDLPFPA+/−Pts
1France320111675+4112
2Scotland320110897+1111
3England320112577+4810
4IrelandMatch team32019091-110
5Wales310260102-425
6Italy300337131-940

Nations Championship 2026, Southern Hemisphere

PosTeamPWDLPFPA+/−Pts
1South Africa330013049+8115
2New ZealandMatch team330012170+5115
3Australia310211485+298
4Argentina31029799-27
5Japan31026288-264
6Fiji300349145-960
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Form and head-to-head records are calculated from fixtures completed before this match's kickoff. Historical fixture data in our system may not be fully complete.

Teams

Line-ups

New Zealand
  1. 1Ethan de Groot
  2. 2Codie Taylor
  3. 3Tyrel Lomax
  4. 4Josh Lord
  5. 5Patrick Tuipulotu
  6. 6Tupou Vaa'i
  7. 7Luke Brittain Jacobson
  8. 8Ardie Savea
  9. 9Cam Roigard
  10. 10Ruben Love
  11. 11Josh Moorby
  12. 12Jordie Barrett
  13. 13Quinn Tupaea
  14. 14Will Jordan
  15. 15Damian McKenzie
  16. 16Asafo Aumua
  17. 17Xavier Numia
  18. 18Fletcher Newell
  19. 19Anton Segner
  20. 20Peter Lakai
  21. 21Cortez Ratima
  22. 22Anton Lienert-Brown
  23. 23Caleb Clarke
Ireland
  1. 1Tom O’Toole
  2. 2Dan Sheehan
  3. 3Tadhg Furlong
  4. 4Joe McCarthy
  5. 5James Ryan
  6. 6Tadhg Beirne
  7. 7Josh Van Der Flier
  8. 8Jack Conan
  9. 9Jamison Gibson-Park
  10. 10Sam Prendergast
  11. 11Jimmy O'Brien
  12. 12Stuart McCloskey
  13. 13Garry Ringrose
  14. 14Robert Baloucoune
  15. 15Hugo Keenan
  16. 16Ronan Kelleher
  17. 17Jeremy Loughman
  18. 18Thomas Clarkson
  19. 19Nick Timoney
  20. 20Sean Jansen
  21. 21Craig Casey
  22. 22Ciaran Frawley
  23. 23Bundee Aki

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