Northern Ireland v New Zealand Match Programme

The All Blacks perform the Haka prior to kick-off in their game against the Ireland rugby team in Dublin last autumn

-R XLI] [IVI FEGO EKEMR ERH MR WX]PI 2I[ >IEPERH HITEVXIH JVSQ XLI ;SVPH 'YT *MREPW MR 7SYXL %JVMGE YRHIJIEXIH 8LI] HVI[ [MXL 7PSZEOME [MXL -XEP] ERH [MXL 4EVEKYE] &YX the real triumph was their position of third in the KVSYT FIGEYWI QMKLX] -XEP] ƤRMWLIH JSYVXL 1MGLEIP 3ŭ2IMPP MW YWMRK XLMW KEQI EW E [EVQ YT JSV XLI ZMXEP E[E] UYEPMƤIV MR %^IVFEMNER RI\X [IIO &YX the All Whites are also treating tonight as a warm- up for their Confederations Cup games in Russia EKEMRWX XLVII IPMXI XIEQW XLI LSWXW 1I\MGS ERH )YVSTIER GLEQTMSRW 4SVXYKEP 8LI 2I[ >IEPERHIVW GER SRP] MQTVSZI [LIR QM\MRK [MXL WYGL HMWXMRKYMWLIH GSQTER] %RH [LS ORS[W [LIR RI\X [I TPE] XLIQ MX GSYPH FI MR 6YWWME EX XLI ;SVPH 'YT *MREPW# 0MOI 2SVR -VSR XLI %PP ;LMXIW EVI MR [MXL E VIEP GLERGI SJ QEOMRK MX 8LIMV VIGIRX LSQI [MR SZIV *MNM ERSXLIV VYKF] TPE]MRK REXMSR QIERW XLEX they are well placed to be the Oceania Football 'SRJIHIVEXMSRŭW VITVIWIRXEXMZI MR 4YXMR XIVVMXSV] Ʉ Warm-up games can establish players and change the direction of teams. Last summer our home game with Slovenia saw Conor Washington emerge as an international striker. The game with &IPEVYW WE[ ;MPP +VMKK ƤRH XLI RIX JSV SYV [II GSYRXV] JSV XLI ƤVWX XMQI ERH [I EPP VIEPMWIH XLEX XLI irritating Will Grigg song was about to go viral. ;LEXIZIV LETTIRW MR XSRMKLXŭW QEXGL SRI XLMRK MW certain: both managers are looking for that magic ingredient which will make all the difference. It makes for an entertaining June evening. Bring on the All Whites!

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