NZ media on Ireland and Beirne red card: 'If you’re not expecting a ball-runner, what are you doing on the field, mate?'

A modern rugby rivalry gradually being consigned to the past - that was the vibe in the New Zealand media.

RED ZONE: Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne dejected after the loss against New Zealand. Pic: Dan Sheridan, Inpho

A modern rugby rivalry being consigned to the past - that was the vibe in the New Zealand media after the All-Blacks defeated Ireland for the third time in succession.

Under the headline ‘All Blacks now really have Ireland’s number’ in The Dominion Post, Paul Cully figures "one of the All Blacks’ great rivalries over the past decade might be coming to an end."