Ireland face daunting task of stemming tidal wave of New Zealand attack

Donal Lenihan looks at three key areas where Ireland must excel just to compete against New Zealand at Soldier Field tonight.

Ireland face daunting task of stemming tidal wave of New Zealand attack
Sat, 05 Nov, 2016 - 00:00
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Donal Lenihan

BREAKDOWN

To beat New Zealand you have to force them into committing numbers to areas they would rather not get dragged into.

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