All Blacks claim revenge as Irish fail to find fluency

CAPTAIN Dan Sheehan admitted Ireland failed to deliver following a resounding 26-13 defeat to New Zealand in Chicago.

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Ireland's Jack Conan competes for line-out ball at Soldier Field Picture: Getty Images

Andy Farrell’s side initially overcame the controversial early dismissal of Tadhg Beirne for a high tackle on Beauden Barrett to lead through a Tadhg Furlong score and eight points from Jack Crowley.

But almost nine years to the day since Ireland's milestone first victory in the fixture, the All Blacks gained revenge at Soldier Field thanks to tries from Ardie Savea, Tamaiti Williams, Wallace Sititi and Cam Roigard.

“It’s a bitter pill to swallow,” Sheehan told TNT Sports.

“To be honest, I don’t think we ever really got going.

“We saw very small patches of what we were looking for but we couldn’t really put the whole picture together.”