Chicago, Ireland and All Blacks
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How the world’s media reacted to the All Blacks’ 26-13 victory over Ireland in Chicago. The All Blacks started their Grand Slam pursuit with a grinding 26-13 win over Ireland in Chicago but face a nervous wait over the fate of Barrett brothers Scott and Jordie.
Tries in the last quarter by Tamaiti Williams, Wallace Sititi and Cam Roigard have carried New Zealand to a 26-13 win over a combative Ireland in front of 65,000 mostly Irish fans at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
Two international rugby powerhouses, Ireland and New Zealand, will meet once again at Soldier Field, nine years after playing their first match on American soil.
IRELAND and New Zealand will square off in a mouth-watering rematch of their 2016 Chicago epic. Coming nine years after the Boys in Green famously beat the All Blacks stateside, Andy Farrell will