Led after five minutes and a try from Keith Earls, the Blacks then scored four tries in less than 20 minutes, before taking off in the second half where they added two more.

The XV of clover, author of three tries, will face the Blacks twice more, on July 9 and 16.

The Irish are never taxed in New Zealand.

And on the side of the triple world champions, the defeat suffered last November in Ireland (29-20) – the third in the last five confrontations between the two countries – had not been forgotten.

The day before, scrum half Aaron Smith had spoken of the "scars" left by this setback, evoking a growing "rivalry" in recent years.

"There are a lot of players who are hungry," he added.

Hungry players, and a lucky star above Eden Park, where the last defeat of the Blacks still dates back to 1994, against France.

Thanks to this success, this unbeaten streak now stretches to 47 games.

The Irish first threw a little cold snap when Keith Earls opened the scoring, served by veteran Sexton, subsequently released for concussion protocol.

But, although put in difficulty, the New Zealanders showed formidable opportunism to defeat the Irish hopes.

Alternately, Jordie Barrett (21st), Sevu Reece (30th), Tupaea (36th) and Ardie Savea (38th) found the fault in the opposing defense.

The Blacks took advantage of the mistakes sometimes made by the Irish, like this ball lost by the New Zealand native Lowe, and intercepted by Reece who had only to spin between the posts.

New Zealand third row Ardie Savea scored two tries for the All Blacks in their 42-19 win over Ireland on July 2, 2022 in Auckland.

MICHAEL BRADLEY AFP

Nelson-born Lowe then served Ringrose nicely for the second Irish try just after the break (44th, 28-12).

But a double from Savea (55th) and a try from Pita Sowaluka (71st) definitively sealed the success of the Blacks.

In addition, four tries were refused in the second act at the XV of the clover, not happy on Saturday.

© 2022 AFP