All Blacks not at their best in victory over Ireland, and that will concern Andy Farrell

Rugby is about control, if you have it you win, if you don’t, well, you lose.
All Blacks not at their best in victory over Ireland, and that will concern Andy Farrell

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

It felt like a grudge match all week but Ireland fell to a comprehensive defeat to the All Blacks in the Aviva Stadium on Friday night. It was a ten point loss that honestly felt like it could and should have been more.

These were the talking points.

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