Rugby

Best sporting moments of the year - No 1: Ireland take down the All Blacks in historic series win

Having lost the first Test, Ireland stormed back to take the series 2-1 on a wild Wellington night

Rob Herring bursts over the line to score Ireland's fourth try during the third Test against New Zealand at the Sky Stadium in Wellington back in July. Photograph: Grant Down/Photosport/Inpho
Rob Herring bursts over the line to score Ireland's fourth try during the third Test against New Zealand at the Sky Stadium in Wellington back in July. Photograph: Grant Down/Photosport/Inpho
Philip Reid
Sat Dec 31 2022 - 12:30 • 2 MIN READ

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