O'Kelly salutes awesome All Blacks

British and Irish Lions second row Malcolm O’Kelly today admitted the power of the All Black juggernaut had reduced Ireland to playing for pride at Lansdowne Road.

Sun, 13 Nov, 2005 - 13:06

British and Irish Lions second row Malcolm O’Kelly today admitted the power of the All Black juggernaut had reduced Ireland to playing for pride at Lansdowne Road.

It may have been a different New Zealand team to the one which blitzed Wales 41-3 last weekend but the Tri-Nations champions picked up exactly where they had left off at the Millennium Stadium.

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CourtsRugbyHeathrowPlace: Lansdowne RoadPlace: Millennium StadiumPlace: New ZealandPlace: TwickenhamPerson: O'KellyPerson: Malcolm O’KellyPerson: Sitiveni SivivatuPerson: Doug HowlettPerson: Piri WeepuPerson: O’KellyPerson: Marcus HoranPerson: Graham HenryPerson: Richie McCawPerson: Aaron MaugerPerson: Jason EatonPerson: John AfoaPerson: Eddie O’SullivanPerson: Riche McCawPerson: Denis LeamyPerson: Johnny O’ConnorPerson: Simon EasterbyPerson: SivivatuPerson: HowlettPerson: MaugerPerson: Ma’aPerson: Nick EvansPerson: Dan CarterPerson: NonuPerson: Gordon D’ArcyPerson: Tana UmagaPerson: Keven MealamuPerson: Brian O’DriscollPerson: Jonathan KaplanPerson: D’ArcyPerson: McCawPerson: HenryEvent: Tri-NationsEvent: World CupEvent: Grand SlamOrganisation: All Blacks British and Irish LionsOrganisation: All BlackOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: British and Irish LionsOrganisation: New ZealandOrganisation: WalesOrganisation: Pacific IslandersOrganisation: DublinOrganisation: All BlacksOrganisation: England
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