Andy Farrell: In New Zealand it's different - we have to take our game to a new level 

Farrell says new heights of performance will have to be reached if success is to be found on tour this summer.

Ireland Head Coach Andy Farrell speaks to his players. ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Andy Farrell has told his Ireland tourists they will have to take their game to a level it has never been before if they are to make history and win a first Test match against the All Blacks in New Zealand this summer.

The Ireland head coach on Tuesday named a 40-man squad for the five-game tour, which will start with a game against the Maori All Blacks in Hamilton on Wednesday, June 29. The first Test of the three-game series against the All Blacks begins three days later in Auckland but despite Ireland’s sustained good form over the last 15 months, which has included a home victory over New Zealand in Dublin last November and a Six Nations Triple Crown, the tour leader warned his players to expect a challenge like no other in the coming weeks.