Sean Fitzpatrick discusses how the All Blacks can beat Ireland | It's Only Sport 

Sexton is ridiculous. 38!! It will take a quality, smart IQ showing from the AB's to win. Worth watching!!!!

We saw how Christie against the France , and when Royguard came in the subsequent games - thought he is going to be our weapon in the knock out stages. Royguard's non selection is very confusing . Foster claims he needs better defence around the ruck - we have to take his word for it. He also mentioned before the France game - not to expect the players at their peak at that time - again , we have to trust what he says. I hope he knows what he is talking about. Time to deliver Mr Foster! I hope you are right

This is not the best 23. Ardie is a 7 at 8,Cane is not the best 7 or 6 or captain, Barrett is not the best fullback, Jordan is a 15 at 14, and Christie is not better than Roigard. Still we hope.....

Ireland are a well oiled machine and deservedly favourite, But they are not invincible. SA were within a whisker of winning the game they had with them. i’m not confident NZ can win, but it’s definitely possible. Please no cards 🙏🏽

The kiwis can support Ireland after the game since we have 3 kiwis on the team. 😊

OurI hopes are high in Ireland if we win.hope you'll be supporting us especially as the two of ye have Irish name's ❤😂

Still rate him as the best AB ever.

Ireland,i think are the better side!!

Put more commercials in this vid please

Don't worry, I've already had a premonition that Fletch Newell is going to score the winning world cup try.

"No one was talking about the ref". Okay 😂 you only say that because he is a fellow Kiwi 😂

This Northern / Southern Hemisphere rivalry is a load of twaddle. It should be just countries fighting it out like the Eurovision.

the fact Roigard isnt named in the starting team shows how foolish foster is he's got to go, like ASAP tie him up in a broom closet, he will be the reason if the All blacks lose to ireland, ireland has ex new zealand players that wouldn't be selected in the all Blacks yet in ireland theyve beaten the all blacks in 4 out of the past 6 games because they dont have foster as their coach

what do you have to say now you've been dissing the ABs for a while don't be so pessimistic if it wasn't for the yellow cards and penalty try Ireland would've got smashed

I want the AB’s to do the Haka in the sheds, for themselves and not tell anyone. Come out on the field, sing the anthem, let the paddies line up in expectation, wait for the soccer loving, bandwagon riding Irish fans gee themselves up to try and bellow over the top of a challenge they’re too fecking tick to even realise is not even for them and then watch the AB’s tell the ref they’re ready to go.

Nervous, shitting rocks i am think this game will be decided by a red card

So many punters revering Wayne Barnes, who has a record of major gaffes...I just hope he gets off his pedestal and sets the standard for finals... He has a way of dismissing players.

Allblacks will NOT win this game peroid

If i wasnt an Irish fan, and looking at it objectively I'd be picking Ireland by more than 7. But because im Irish, i don't want to jynx it...i really do think the QF mental block will be in the players minds, especially if its very close coming into the last 10-15 mins. You can never write off the all blacks, but i really think they're vulnerable here. I don't think they have the confidence previous teams have had.

Irish fan loving your broadcasts

Nice interview. Should be a good game....no red cards....

I think unless a scrum or lineout completely miss firing ireland will win

We are going to beat Ireland. The pressure is going to get to them when things go wrong. Different pressure in the RWC. When the ABs win they’ll say Ireland peaked to early.

This is statistically our worst ever All Blacks side, and Irelands greatest ever, so Ireland should win by ten, and yet.............

ian fosters idiot touch was to choose sam cane and christie. Good work you nugget

Sean. A great guy, Capt and All Black. Always worth listening. Considered. Sense of humour too. That England game vs NZ in 2019 was easily the best performance from Eng I've arguably seen. Wow. Ireland are very, very good. Telea out makes it not the AB's top 23...but they can still do it. Big call by Fozzy.

Roigard would have been great off the bench..

Well done and hope you win it now. Us Irish love our team but outside our team it's always New Zealand we love. Go win it now

This current NZ squad is weaker than the last World Cup.

After the rudness of some of theur fans and pundits the absoulte disrepest they are the lesser team il say this i worry bout they all blacks they are a brillaint team saw a welsh fan comment saying the all blacks cant handle being 2nd best trye but the team is a good one

Grand Irish names there Devlin and fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick what a legandary ref awesome 😅

For NZ to beat Ireland they will need to play as good as Ireland play Fat chance Save yourself the tears and go and have a beer instead Mr Fitzpatrick and the All Blacks

Not going to happen, the NZ team have met another warrior nation who are superior!

The ABs will either win narrowly or lose by a wide margin.

Congratulations to NZ on their victory in a match that had everything. Both teams were immense. I hope all the non NZ anti Irish brigade (mostly Wales and Scotland) are celebrating tonight. I'm a very proud Irish supporter who is proud of my team in victory or in defeat. Onwards and upwards. I will be supporting our neighbours England in their game against Fiji tomorrow. Respect ☘️☘️

SA and France laid the blueprint on how to beat NZ....Huge gap between the ABs and the chasing pack but there is also a gap between the top 3 teams ahead of them....

I give Ireland the edge. If the ABs front up and disrupt the Irish game, it will be an epic game.

Ireland will win the game on Saturday night too much talk about 2019,so let's talk about 2019 Joe Schmidt's preparations for 2019 was a total disaster over worked, over trained some in the squad should be at home and there were no replacements and Ireland were beaten by a better team on that day, but All Blacks fans and pundits forgot what happened next a total hammering from unfancied England who beat them up that was what happened in 2019 ,Ireland went home at quarter finals stage ,New Zealand went home at Semi finals stage with their tails between their legs ,sorry for being blunt Ireland aren't the 2019 team they learned from this planned to have 50 fit players ready for 2023 33 who are now in France, there's no pressure on Ireland in 2023 ,probably whoever wins this I think will win the World Cup 2023

As an Irishman in Paris, I aint calling it yet... Game of whats been a dreadful boring tournament so far..Refs killing it..

How could Rugby NZ Loose Aki, Lowe etc to now play for the worlds top team.

All blacks by 13+ calling it now

Allblacks South Africa final. Bring on the old foe.

No Telea means not your best 15

I think there will be a red for NZ. It feels like they are seething and seeing red isn’t good.

Didn’t anybody notice Roigard hesitating to clear the ball at times against Uruguay? Cane and Frazer cleared it for him a couple of times.

How many times in the last 20 years have the ABs been a under dogs? Oh please. The most massive egos in rugby. They love their " friendly banter " when they been beating everyone for about 25 years but when they lost a few games its silent here in NZ nobody wants to talk rugby lol. Its quite cringe because ive realized most of these " rugby fans " don't really love rugby or the comraderie about it at all just the idea that they the best.

Remember when all we heard is that Mike Tyson was unbeatable ... then one day it all came crumbling down ... 😮

All Blacks always had great success when they had captains who were the best in their position and had their way with refs.

Consider the following for NZ: 1. In terms of backup 10 minutes into the game or 60 minutes into the game, there is good backup for all the positions. Against a solid team like Ireland where solid support and experience is required behind the pack, if change is needed after 10 minutes ( God forbid) would you prefer Roygard or Christie? My opinion is that the selectors have got it right. 2. Imagine 20 minutes to go, game is tight, all the subs are in BUT with the following surprises… Whitelock packs with Retallick and Scott Barrett replaces Frizell to maintain height in the line outs, Dalton replaces Sam Cane, and surprise surprise … all three playmakers on the field with Rieko replacing Leicester on the wing…. we will be solid yet creative in the field and a ton of experience ( more than Ireland) bringing us home. Add to this the fact that the Irish first 15 have been playing all the games to date … will they be tired mentally, will they be frustrated that they have not put away the game, are they worried they are letting down their supporters, they did lose to Scotland in the last 10 or 15 minutes … will that happen again. NZ has been a favourite or the favourite before all World Cups prior to this World Cup, they too had several winning streaks longer than 17 yet they did not win all the World Cups … would all these things affect the Irish game in the last 20 minutes?

I get the ABs lost a few times to Ireland in recent years but Ireland havr beaten every top tier nation a few times in the last few years. They in a great cycle but Devlin has been super negative all week. Last year NZ in the first test gave them a thumping which no one has done for a while so they can be beaten. Devlin speaks like NZ have no chance.

NZ just need to play tactically and wisely, and not doing anything stupid. The pressure will come at various moments in the game. Will they cope? Will they have the mental fortitude to come back if they are behind in last 20 minutes? Will Ireland just be too good? We'll find out on Saturday. Let's hope the TMO doesn't decide this game. I'm excited. I can't wait. All the best boys for Saturday. NZ is behind you.

Bench looks decidedly weak apart from Mckenzie. Roigard being dropped is just insane considering how he had grown into the tournament and is an xfactor player. Who brings the physicality off the bench. But if they stay disciplined and keep it close they can win.

This team about to get pumped on sunday lol Foster just cant coach or select apparently.Bring on Razor some new blood and some rugby smarts

Ireland win 23-13

Fitzy"s famous quote " a game of two halves"

“Needs no introduction at all” then proceeds to give an introduction. Too fond of his own voice.

So, what we’ve actually got nowadays, is something akin to Ireland telling not just the AB’s, but telling the world “…..this is how we play. Come and beat us…..”. And that’s the conversation nowadays. The AB’s are definitely the underdogs in this game. The World Order has changed. And New Zealand are only being spoken about now in terms of what they used to be, with the aura of the iconic words “All Blacks”, the only reason why some people are failing to accept that Ireland are now the world leaders. Now, while New Zealand won’t actually slip lower than number four in the World Rankings if they lose to Ireland, what it means is that no. 4 is as good as NZ can hope to be until about the final 6 months approaching the next WC four years from now. Maybe no. 3 in the rankings is achievable in about two years. But the next WC is definitely the target for the AB’s. Forget about this one. Ireland should win this upcoming game, by about 10 to 15 points I would imagine. I sincerely hope they do. In fact, as an Irishman (and a fully committed Leinster supporter), I hope they win by considerably more than that. Putting 40 or 50 points up against New Zealand, would then dispel any illusions that New Zealanders have about their position in world rugby.

Neutral grounds; ALL plus for Ireland. But the ABs Are known for performing well when needed. ABs.

France will beat SA by 20 points. Power up front and skill along with home crowd.

No Roigard or Blackadder on the bench is crazy to me. And other than Whitelock and Mckenzie thats a WEAK bench imho. Even if we win this one theres no way we win the next two. Foster simply isnt selecting the best players.

No short cuts win

Wow to hear Sean Fitzpatrick again. Admired to this day. SA fan.

NZ will win 🇳🇿

Ireland vs France in the final and as an Irish man I'd be happy to lose to the home team and have a toast to northern hemisphere win. Prefer the win though 😂

ABs by 15

i reckon we will pump them too..Rieko to score first....

It was going to be difficult enough to beat Ireland but to drop Telea and Roigard is just stupid. Ireland will comfortably win by 15+ points.

Chat missing the impact of huge Irish support, it will feel like a home game for the Irish. ABs legendary character is on the wane, everybody rational, senses this in France & Ireland stabdards, but no one in NZ media addressing the root causes. An exit will raise the scales from the 👀

Who's more likely to score the most tries? The worlds greatest ever try scoring machine, thats who.

Fitzy called it!

Can’t wait for the Sunday Irish media fallout

"Sean Fitzpatrick needs no introduction at all...." [introduces him].

I know id rather have a team that knows the game they are playing. Nz talking about changing there game by kicking kicking kicking. Didnt work against France and lucky Jordan didnt get a 2nd yellow. I just dont think there game has a consistentcy to it like previous World cups. Could go either way depending on what NZ show up but id rather know than live in hope that the team will show.

Would be great if Ireland really just gave the ABs a proper 50 point spanking in front of the whole world. As Sean once said " sometimes you got to just sit down and eat your humble pie" kind regards from South Africa

Abs need to capitalize and score points in the first 20mins. Up the blacks!!

All blacks need 2 get on it from the off get the big boys running at them paddys

Said to my Irish flatmate, you guys have got this, he's not so confident

What happened at the press conference in 2019?

Sean for coach!! and Devy for ball boy!!!

Hope you're right, Futzi.

No talea n dont rate finlay

ABs 36-12 , I think the ABs have been working on systems for a couple of years. Now time to reveal. They have shown times this year of what they are capable of. I’m expecting an eye opening performance from the ABs.

Sean Fitzpatrick has been writing NZ off on UK tv since the start of the tournament!! It’s been hard to listen too at times.

As a Welsh fan would like to see New Zealand win. Something insufferable about some of the Irish fans/media and they're unearned arrogance. At least you kiwi's have earned the expectation in your team

SA were out on their feet after 60 minutes against Scotland. AB’s need to play a fast paced game, Ireland will struggle fitness wise.

Im a kiwi and I have to say that the Kiwi ref allowed the SA vs Ireland game to flow but he made a lot of mistakes. I'm hoping Wayne Barnes refs well and both teams show discipline

They need to score slightly more points than Ireland.

Easy win, have some faith All Blacks fans

The AB are going to perform much better than people expect.

Ireland by 10 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪

Wow so scrummaging for a penalty is bad rugby, what a load of garbage from Fitspatrick, I hope the All Blacks get humiliated 😅

AB aura is gone, Ireland pack far superior .

Why have Ireland with a population very similar to New Zealand, but with Rugby being only their 3rd sport way behind football and Gaelic football, become so good in the last couple of years ?

From a Bok supporter. ABs too classy for Ireland. Southern hemisphere will dominate again, just like they have historically.

All thigs aside , I can guarantee an all black win by 16 points.

Devlin knows jack, oh and don't forget we're playing against wayne barnes too. Sam Cane is the weak link for the Abs, the worst 7 the Abs ever had.

Be a repeat of the 2019 quarter final