All Blacks keep Eden Park record, beat Ireland
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The All Blacks scored six tries to three to deal to Ireland 40-21 and keep their 32-year unbeaten run at Eden Park in their Nations Championship clash.
Buoyed by victories over France and Italy, the All Blacks punished Irish errors as Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, Will Jordan (his 51st try) and Asafo Aumua all crossed to secure the bonus point.
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Ireland's solitary first-half score from Jack Conan came after Luke Jacobson was yellow carded for a dangerous clearout on Josh van der Flier, with the New Zealand flanker avoiding a red card following an off-field review. Jacobson was lucky to not have his card elevated to red.
Irish tries from Joe McCarthy and Hugo Keenan either side of fullback Damian McKenzie's try boosted the visitors' hopes of a losing and try bonus.
However, Anton Lienert-Brown's late score wrapped up the win stretching their undefeated Eden Park sequence to 53 Tests.
Having beaten Australia and Japan in their first two games, Ireland will leave Auckland empty-handed after their fourth successive loss to New Zealand and must wait until November to atone for a sloppy first-half performance.
New Zealand, meanwhile, will approach next month's four-Test series against South Africa with confidence after taking a maximum 15 points from their three home Nations Championship fixtures.
All Blacks 40 (Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, Will Jordan, Asafo Aumua try 38min, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown tries; Ruben Love 5 con) Ireland 21 (Jack Conan, Joe McCarthy tries, Hugo Keenan try 63min; Sam Prendergast 3 con). HT: 28-7