Stats guru Tracey Nelson crunches the numbers from the second test between the All Blacks and Ireland.
The three point winning margin in this game equals the second-closest winning margin in test matches between New Zealand and Ireland (24-21 to the All Blacks at Carisbrook, 1992). The smallest winning margin is just one point, a 6-5 win to the All Blacks at Landsdowne Rd in 1963.
It was third time lucky for Dan Carter with the winning drop goal in the 79th minute of the game, having missed with two previous attempts in the 58th and 78th minutes. It was just his fifth drop goal in 87 test matches.
Carter's haul of 17 points sees him overtake Andrew Merhtens as the highest scoring All Black against Ireland, with a total of 87 - all from the boot (18 conversions, 16 penalties and one drop goal).
Sam Cane made his All Blacks debut in fine style, making three ball carries in his first two minutes on the field. Overall he made seven carries for a gain of 21 metres, seven tackles and three assists. He was also in the first three to the breakdown on 15 occasions.