Ireland v New Zealand LIVE: Rugby World Cup 2023 latest score and updates

44 min: Ireland don’t make the most of the opportunity, trying a high kick to the corner for Peter O’Mahony, who knocks on attempting the high catch. Smith only has 45 seconds left in the sin bin and perhaps that was a chance to put on some pressure on the remaining 14 All Blacks.

43 min: A kicking exchange ends with Ireland picking up a loose ball and attacking down the right wing. Mack Hansen pulls off an unlikely 50-22 and Ireland will have a lineout in New Zealand territory…

Peeeep! The second half is under way.

Speaking on ITV, Brian O’Driscoll says he thought Aaron Smith’s yellow card for denying a try-scoring opportunity with a deliberate knock-on was a little bit harsh. Certainly there was some cover for New Zealand and it was by no means a certain Irish try, but these things are subjective and referee Wayne Barnes didn’t seem in any doubt.

That was a joy to watch – both teams played some amazing rugby.

New Zealand started quickly, attacking the breakdown and forcing early penalties, before Beauden Barrett’s piece of genius – a clever kick over the Irish defence – which set up a beautiful try in the corner by Leicester Fainga’anuku. Ireland grew into the half and finished as the stronger side, with tries by Bundee Aki and Jamison Gibson-Park. Aaron Smith’s yellow card means Ireland will have several minutes at the start of the second half with a player advantage, too.

Breathless stuff at the Stade de France. A solitary point separates them.

39 min: Sexton’s attacking gamble pays off! Ireland collect the lineout and create a maul. From there, scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park darts for the line, throwing a dummy pass before finding a gap and diving over the try line.

36 min: Ireland are awarded a penalty in the All Blacks’ half for a deliberate knock-on, and TMO checks whether Aaron Smith was stopping a scoring opportunity… he was, and he’s shown a yellow card! Ten minutes in the sin bin.

Sexton was going to kick for the posts and three points, but now he wants more and he kicks to the corner for a lineout instead… A big moment.

33 min: Sure enough, New Zealand take full advantage with a 50-22 kick which puts them right in position. They work through a few phases under the posts before flinging the ball out to the right touchline where Savea is waiting to run it into the corner.

Mo’unga misses the kick.

32 min: Ardie Savea is penalised for holding on at the breakdown and not releasing the ball. Ireland kick deep and have a lineout in good attacking position, but they can’t win the set-piece – that’s two or three now that Ireland have lost, and it’s a weakness the All Blacks are exploiting.