Nations Championship: New Zealand v Ireland, Eden Park, Auckland, 8.10am Irish time16 minutes agoIt’s early, I know. A good way of staying awake until kick-off? Listen to our most recent Counter Ruck podcast where we delve into everything to watch out for in this one. Need a clever thought on Ireland’s backrow combination to send into the WhatsApp group? This has you covered. Underdog Ireland gear up for All Blacks test Listen | 23:5221 minutes agoAnd in the black corner... Here are the All Blacks. Personally, I can’t wait to see how Ruben Love gets on at 10. Jordie Barrett is a familiar face at 12, offering another playmaking outlet alongside love and Damian McKenzie at fullback. 26 minutes agoWe begin, as we always do, with a reminder of the Irish team. The good news is that Rob Baloucoune’s pesky hamstring allows him to finally make an appearance on this tour, the Ulster man back in the 14 shirt which he made his own with a stellar Six Nations. Elsewhere it’s more or less as expected after Andy Farrell rotated for last week’s Japan game. Jimmy O’Brien getting the nod at left wing over Jamie Osborne is an interesting one perhaps, but for all his quality, I think we can say at this stage that wing is not Osborne’s top position. Robbie Henshaw is probably unfortunate to miss out on the 23 after impressing as one of Ireland’s best players against Japan. Garry Ringrose comes back in to take the 13 shirt off him while Bundee Aki resumes his impact replacement role. After a fortnight which has seen Ireland’s lineout struggle, Tadhg Beirne is named in the backrow as Ireland go for three locks in the run-on team with Joe McCarthy and James Ryan also featuring. 31 minutes agoGood morning everyone. Kudos if you’re up early enough to read this. We love a good build-up period to Ireland matches on this blog (and crucially, so does Google) so here we all are at 6am. Nonetheless, it is a pleasure to have your company as we build up to Ireland’s clash with the All Blacks at Eden Park, Auckland. Kick-off is at 8.10am Irish time.