NEW ZEALAND  21 V   IRELAND  11
  COMPETITION:                                                                                                                        Updated 09.06.2008
  VENUE: Wellington DATE: 7 June 2008 SPECTATORS: 37,343
  REFEREE: Christopher White (England) HALFTIME: 8-8  
  SCORERS: SCORERS:
  TRIES: Sivivatu, Nonu TRIES: P.Wallace
  CONVERSIONS: Carter CONVERSIONS:
  PENALTY GOALS: Carter (3) PENALTY GOALS: O'Gara (2)
  DROPPED GOALS: DROPPED GOALS:
   
15 Mils Muliaina  Waikato  15 Robert Kearney  Leinster
14 Anthony Tuitavake (22) North Harbour  14 Shane Horgan  Leinster
13 Conrad Smith Wellington  13 Brian O'Driscoll (Capt.) Leinster
12 Ma'a Nonu  Wellington  12 Patrick Wallace  Ulster
11 Sitiveni Sivivatu  Waikato  11 Thomas Bowe  Ulster
10 Daniel Carter  Canterbury  10 Ronan O'Gara  Munster
9 Andrew Ellis Canterbury  9 Eion Redden (20) London Wasps, England
8 Jerome Kaino (19) Auckland  8 James Heaslip  Leinster
7 Richard McCaw (Capt.)  Canterbury  7 David Wallace  Munster
6 Rodney So'oialo  Wellington  6 Denis Leamy  Munster
5 Alistair Williams  Auckland  5 Donncha O'Callaghan  Munster
4 Bradley Thorn Crusaders 4 Paul O'Connell  Munster
3 John Afoa (17) Auckland  3 John Hayes  Munster
2 Andrew Hore (16) Taranaki  2 Jeremy Flannery (16) Munster
1 Neemia Tialata  Wellington  1 Marcus Horan  Munster
   
16 Keven Mealamu (2) Auckland  16 Rory Best (2) Ulster
17 John Schwalger (3) Wellington  17 Anthony Buckley (1) Munster
18 Anthony Boric  North Harbour 18 Michael O'Driscoll  Munster
19 Adam Thomson (8) Otago 19 Shane Jennings Leinster
20 James Cowan Southland 20 Peter Stringer (9) Munster
21 Stephan Donald Waikato 21 Geordan Murphy  Leicester, England
22 Leon MacDonald (14) Canterbury  22 Girvan Dempsey Leinster
   
  COACH: Graham Henry COACH: Michael Bradley (Stand in)
               
MATCH NOTES
The weather was very wet, raining and very cold.
Hore, Tialata, Mealamu, Williams, McCaw, Ellis, Carter, Sivivatu, Muliana and MacDonald were members of New Zealand’s 2007 Rugby World Cup squad.
Tuitavake,Kaino and Thomson were making their test debut for New Zealand.
Cowan last played for New Zealand v South Africa, September 2006. Thorn last played for New Zealand in 2003. Since 2005 he had played rugby league in the Australian NRL. Afoa last played for New Zealand v England, November, 2005.
Kaino was born in American Samoa
Michael Bradley was Ireland's coach for this tour as a stand in before Ireland's new coach took over.

Sources
http://www.allblacks.com
http://uk.reuters.com/article/rugbyNews/idUKSP1100820080607
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7441494.stm