A much revamped New Zealand side will bid on Sunday to achieve what no team in the professional era has done and win all their Test matches in a calendar year by beating Ireland at Lansdowne Road. Coach Steve Hansen has introduced seven changes to the starting line-up from the one that last Saturday avenged last year's defeat against England at Twickenham, but he is confident the fresher faces can round off the perfect year. Their opponents -- coached by New Zealander Joe Schmidt -- face an awesome task. Not only have they never beaten the All Blacks, they lost 60-0 the last time they met in Hamilton last year, but also the manner in which they lost 32-15 to Australia last Saturday has had some pundits commenting that they will be served up as a 'Sunday roast'.
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