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Tries in the last quarter by Tamaiti Williams, Wallace Sititi and Cam Roigard have carried New Zealand to a 26-13 win over a combative Ireland in front of 65,000 mostly Irish fans at Chicago’s Soldier Field. New Zealand struggled for much of the match against Ireland’s physical rush defense and disruptive play at set pieces and Ireland headed into the final quarter with a 13-7 lead. The All Blacks opened up the Ireland defense twice in five minutes, in the 61st and 66th minutes, first with a try by Williams from a tapped penalty, then through Sititi. Roigard dashed through a gap from a dominant scrum to cap the win in the 76th minute.