Overview
- Ireland led 13-7 into the final quarter at Soldier Field, but New Zealand finished with three late tries to win 26-13.
- Tadhg Beirne was shown a yellow in the opening minutes for head contact on Barrett, which foul-play review officer Dan Jones upgraded to a 20-minute red, with Iain Henderson entering after the sanction period.
- Andy Farrell said he was perplexed by the upgrade but refused to make the sending-off the sole explanation for the defeat.
- Barrett described the collision as unintentional, suggested the incident merited at most a yellow, and pledged to help mitigate any potential sanction.
- A 60th-minute turnover in Ireland’s attack preceded the All Blacks’ go-ahead score, while Ireland’s lineout faltered with roughly a 69% success rate on their own throws.