Fight Kiwi fire with fire to rekindle Chicago flame

BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to next week’s clash in Dublin between the world’s top two teams

Breaking the duck: Conor Murray celebrates after Robbie Henshaw touches down for the fifth try in the epic win in Chicago
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There was a time when New Zealand against South Africa was THE defining match within our sport. Then in the 70s came Wales against France and, briefly in the early noughties, it was England against any Southern Hemisphere team.
For a few years now though it’s been Ireland against New Zealand, a titanic tussle that has showcased everyth...

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