Andrew Porter, RG Snyman, Caelan Doris and Jordie Barrett formed somewhat of a Leinster bomb squad off the bench.

Farrell offered game time to 33 players, which wasn’t easy given the calibre of the opposition. However, it’s fair to say he would have preferred to depart on his Lions sabbatical  on the back of a more convincing set of performances

The big question: have teams worked out a way to frustrate Ireland’s predictable attacking shape and, if so, is their time to effect subtle change?

Australia's back line can be sublime from broken play with real quality counter attackers while the unexpected inclusion of Joseph Sua’ali’i offers us a first glimpse of the new Aussie wonder kid.

Fiji will target Ireland’s rookie No 10 through the massive physicality of Josua Tuisova and Waisale Nayacalevu in midfield. Their presence alone played a big part in Farrell pairing Aki and Henshaw together

Munster out-half taken to international rugby like a duck to water but inevitably, even the best have to navigate their way through difficult periods at some stage. 

Ireland's inability to deal with the All Blacks pressure manifested itself in some very poor handling errors and a lack of discipline that continued throughout the game.

For all the talk, it’s difficult to escape the fact that this New Zealand side is nowhere near as composed or gifted as some of their immediate predecessors

A Munster victory against the All Blacks XV side would only have papered over the cracks at the province. 

As part of the first Munster side to face the All Blacks post 1978, the hype was incredible in 1989 as we prepared to face the tourists in front of 18,000 people at Musgrave Park. Then someone got twitchy.