Ireland v New Zealand Prediction, Preview & Tips From Jonathan Joseph

We are bringing you an Ireland v New Zealand prediction and tips from former England star Jonathan Joseph ahead of the massive game this Friday.

Joseph, who was speaking exclusively to BoyleSports, has analysed the game for us, reflected on what it was like playing against this Irish team, hailed Ireland as the best team in the world plus has given us his prediction for the game.

You can bet on Ireland v New Zealand with our Rugby Odds at BoyleSports. Before we get to Joseph’s preview of the game, we take a look at the betting which includes odds that may come as a surprise to many.

Ireland v New Zealand Odds

Ireland are the 2/5 favourites to beat the All Blacks at the Aviva Stadium this Friday.

New Zealand find themselves in the unusual position of being underdogs at 21/10 in the match betting.

The draw is seen as a 25/1 chance.

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Handicap Betting

Ireland: -6 @ 10/11

New Zealand: +6 @ 10/11

Draw: -6 @ 18/1

*Prices are subject to fluctuation.

Ireland v New Zealand Preview From Jonathan Joseph

World Cup Exit Will Be at the Back of Irish Minds but They’ll Still Quietly Confident

Ireland will definitely have that World Cup loss in the back of their minds. New Zealand have some fantastic players with individual brilliance.

Ireland will be targeting their key players; New Zealand's back row, their wingers, and their centres will all have big targets on their heads.

But Ireland will be quietly confident that they can shut them down. They also know New Zealand have mistakes in them. New Zealand made a lot of mistakes against England and were still victorious.

Defensively they're going to be coming quite hard at them.

IRFU Get the Balance of Rest Just Right With ‘Brilliant’ Ireland Side

Ireland are just a brilliant side. Players get well rested. Whenever we played Ireland and spoke to them after the game, they'd say, ‘I've only played like five games this season.

And we’re off the back of like a 15-game slog. They definitely have the balance right. And they play such an exciting brand of rugby as well. They love to move the ball and they have a fantastic shape and system.

Everyone knows their roles, everyone knows where they should be. Being a fly-half in that team is made so much easier because your only worry is about the accuracy of the pass because he knows that someone's going to be there.

He doesn't have to organise as much as maybe in a French side where it's really unstructured.

Every time the Irish fly-half gets the ball in a given situation, it's pretty much going to be exactly how he expects it to be. And that's why it's so effective in my opinion.

World Class Gibson-Park Crucial To Crowley’s Success

Gibson-Park is probably one of the best scrum halves in the world. Definitely top three. Steering that ship is very important, especially with the slight inexperience of the 10 that's going to play.

I agree with the selection of Jack Crowley from Munster at fly-half.

Bundee Aki a ‘Very Key Cog’ For Ireland

Bundee Aki is huge for them. Ireland have a great backline, but Aki is a big point of difference in terms of his power and his explosiveness. And he's a second-ball player for them a lot of the time. He is a very key cog.

The Tension In The Lead Up To This Game Is Great For Rugby

There’s a lot of spice, yes. Remember when Johnny Sexton had words with Rieko Ioane.

It's important to have those rivalries. I love it.

Ireland v New Zealand Prediction

I'm going to go with Ireland to beat New Zealand by a score.

Ireland Are the Best Team in the World So Undoubtedly They Will Dominate the Lions

Undoubtedly, there are going to be a lot of Ireland players in that team. They’re the best side in the world. So, it's even easier to make those 50-50 decisions.

You're probably going to go with the Irish player purely on the basis that they're a team that knows how to win.

What Life Will Be Like For Ireland In Andy Farrell’s Absence

Simon Easterby has been his right-hand man for years. It should be quite a simple transition in terms of what that side needs. And you've to remember this side has got bags and bags of experience. As a coach, you just need to steer them in the right direction. There's not an awful amount they're going to be learning now.

There's a simple game plan and you probably leave it to the players and the leaders in that team to almost coach that and to deliver that. So it's probably a very easy side to be at the helm of in my opinion.

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