The All Blacks punished Ireland for moments of ill-discipline with a commanding 66-28 victory in New Plymouth last night as the tourists played most of the high-paced Test with 14 men.
The nine-try romp was a record score for the All Blacks against Ireland, bettering the 63-15 win in Dublin 13 years ago and keeping their unbeaten record against Ireland intact after 23 Tests dating back 105 years.
The All Blacks first five Carter slotted 17 points with seven conversions and a penalty to move to 1,011 points in test rugby as New Zealand took advantage of Irish number eight Jamie Heaslip's sending off in the 16th minute for kneeing an All Black player in the head.
Conrad Smith, Jimmy Cowan and debutant lock Sam Whitelock scored two tries each, while number eight Kieran Read and props Ben Franks and Neemia Tialata also scored.
Despite the overwhelming scoreline, the All Blacks will be disappointed with how they finished the game, with Ireland able to come back with three tries in the final 25 minutes
