Ireland's Dan Sheehan: 'I think we can push it one more step'

'No Irish team has won here before and to be a part of a team that will go down in history as the first Irish team to win in New Zealand is incredibly special for me'

OBSTACLE: Dan Sheehan is met by the All Blacks' Ofa Tu'ungafasi in Dunedin. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

IRELAND'S history-making exploits at Forsyth Barr Stadium have convinced Dan Sheehan that having beaten New Zealand once on their home turf, the tourists can back it up and clinch the Test series in Wellington next Saturday.

The 23-year-old hooker, starting just his fifth Test match for Ireland to earn his ninth cap, was one of a host of standout performers in Dunedin on Saturday as Andy Farrell’s team notched their fourth victory over the All Blacks in the last seven meetings since 2016.