How Ireland beat All Blacks to secure famous win

1. Ireland beat world champions New Zealand 16-9 at the Aviva Stadium
2. Ireland's second ever victory over the All Blacks - and first at home
3. Stockdale second-half try crucial in win over world's top-ranked side
4. Grand Slam champions' heroic defence denies New Zealand a try
5. Hosts led 9-6 at half-time and did not concede a point in second half

Bye!

Well I, for one, am exhausted. So that’s all from us. Enjoy your celebrations, Ireland fans!

If you want to relive that win, head here.

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'A big piece of history'

Man-of-the-match Peter O'Mahony said:

"They're the best team in the world and we had to play the best game of this squad's tenure.

"The boys showed up everywhere, with tackles that shouldn't have been made, plays that shouldn't have been made.

"It's a big piece of history for us and one we wanted to tick off in Ireland."

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Fair play to whoever is in charge of the All Blacks' social media. They've taken this well.

Jacob Stockdale's try-scoring stats for Ireland are incredible. He's started in 14 Tests and scored 12 times.

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Nigel: These Autumn International rugby matches show the gap between Southern Hemisphere & Northern right now is as close as it has ever been. Should be a cracking World Cup, 4 or 5 teams could win it on current form.

If you weren't already impressed enough by Ireland's achievement tonight...

All Black assistant coach Ian Foster joked earlier this week that New Zealand-born Bundee Aki "looks like an Irishman now".

All jokes aside, there's no questioning Aki's devotion to his side when you see how he reacted at full-time.

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Walking through a tunnel as the losing side, not something the All Blacks are used to...

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'It's amazing what a win like that does for your energy'

Speaking to Channel 4, Ireland captain Rory Best said:

"Obviously we are pretty happy. We knew we were going to have to play well and attack them.

"To stop New Zealand scoring a try shows what a fantastic defensive effort it was. The boys are very tired but it's amazing what a win like that can do for your energy levels.

"We weren't happy with last week despite getting the win, but to perform like that shows what we can do. The problem is Joe Schmidt and the coaching staff will expect that every time we play."

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Grant: Outstanding from Ireland and a really well deserved win. Maybe England should consider a Kiwi coach...?

Alex: Not sure I've seen an atmosphere like that for a rugby game before.

John: Love it! Love it! Love it! There won’t be a cow milked in Ireland for a week! Piiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnttttttttsssss galore tonight all over Ireland! Savage stuff!

The stats show just how finely balanced that match was.

Ireland - New Zealand

Possession 52-48

Territory 53-47

Passes 198-196

Runs 151-162

Defenders beaten 20-20

Turnovers conceded 13-16

We've got a feeling there might be a few pints of Guinness drunk in the Irish capital tonight!

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Ireland are still out there enjoying this, no one's leaving the stadium yet. The players gather in a circle in the middle of the pitch as Bundee Aki leads them in a chant. Then they make their way round to applaud the fans accompanied by some very cute children in Ireland shirts.

It's a special night in Dublin.

The key try

Here's the moment that made the difference. He had an incredible Six Nations this year, but that's surely got to be up there as one of Jacob Stockdale's favourite tries.

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'Book your flights to Japan'

Andrew Trimble

Former Ireland international on BBC Radio Ulster

That Test match had absolutely everything. We were rugby dorks here drinking it all in and loving every second of it. Book your flights for the World Cup lads.

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Keith: What a game... What a team... Team of heroes!!!! Ah lads your after making water conner out of my eyes...I hope your happy cos I am

We think that means Keith might be crying