New Zealand vs Ireland
2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
Date: Saturday, 19 October, 2019
Kick-off: 11.15am BST
Ireland face the unenviable task of trying to end New Zealand's 12-year unbeaten run at Rugby World Cups when they meet in Tokyo for a place in the last four on Saturday.
The All Blacks, looking to win their third successive title, last lost a World Cup match in the quarter-final of the 2007 tournament, against France.
Ireland, meanwhile, have never reached the semi-finals of a World Cup, having fallen at this stage on no fewer than six occasions.
The reigning champions finished top of Pool B despite having their final game called off by Typhoon Hagibis, largely thanks to an impressive opening weekend win over South Africa.
Joe Schmidt's side had to settle for second place in Pool A after a surprise defeat to hosts Japan.
Team news and line-ups
Ireland will be without Bundee Aki after he was handed a three-week suspension for his red card in the win over Samoa, but do have Robbie Henshaw available after he came threw his comeback unscathed.
The All Blacks are expected to be at full-strength.
Score prediction: New Zealand 34-17 Ireland
Ireland's recent success against New Zealand - their only two wins against the Kiwis have come in their last three meetings - should provide some cause for optimism, but it would be a huge shock if they could upset the winning machine here.
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Match odds
- New Zealand to win: 1/5
- Draw: 35/1
- Ireland to win: 7/2
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on ITV1 and ITV1 HD with build-up staring at 10:45am.
TV license payers can also stream the match online via the ITV website and the ITV Player app.
You can also follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Head to Head record and history (h2h)
New Zealand have won 28 of the 31 meetings between the two sides, including their only previous World Cup clash, in 1995.
Ireland finally ended their 111-year wait for a win over the All Blacks with a famous triumph at Chicago's Soldier Field in 2016, and also won the most recent meeting, in Dublin last year.
