Ireland and New Zealand meet in an autumn rugby test on Friday in Dublin for the first time since their epic Rugby World Cup quarterfinal a year ago in Paris.

The question, even just eight years ago, that everybody had about Ireland was ‘would they ever beat the All Blacks?’. Now, they have done it five times, and the question is how long before they become the biggest brand in world rugby – bigger,

New Zealand have suffered a double blow ahead of Friday's test against top-ranked Ireland with starting hooker Codie Taylor and flyhalf Beauden Barrett ruled out of the Dublin clash due to concussion protocols.