Beibhinn Parsons is pinged for a high tackle on 18 year-old Braxton Sorensen-McGee and the Black Ferns are back in their 22.

New Zealand knock it on and give Ireland a scrum midway inside their own 22. They need to get hands on the ball and get out of their danger zone.

Anna Caplice
Former Ireland international on BBC iPlayer

Ireland were hanging back on that try line and letting New Zealand get near and you can't afford to do that against the Black Ferns.

New Zealand are into the Ireland 22 again thanks to a penalty. They certainly have Scott Bemand's side on the back foot here.

Katy Daley-Mclean
England's 2014 World Cup winning captain on BBC iPlayer

All of Ireland's players have to get round the corner, fold and defend but there were six Black Ferns and the skill of these girls when they get going is there to see.

Anna Caplice
Former Ireland international on BBC iPlayer

I think the expectation and standards are very high for this Irish team now and it's because they have demanded it. This is what they want.

Sylvia Brunt is an absolute battering ram and this time she runs over Eve Higgins. However, Tanya Kalounivale spills at the ruck after great work from Sam Monaghan.

Both sides accuracy is lacking slightly so far.

Katy Daley-Mclean
England's 2014 World Cup winning captain on BBC iPlayer

This is where Ireland could be under pressure. New Zealand know Dannah O'Brien is their main kicking threat; she went to kick but didn't have the opportunity and Ireland compounded their errors and New Zealand get a penalty.

It all came from the charge down as Ireland lost their way.

An uncharacteristically poor loose pass from Dannah O'Brien puts Aoife Dalton under pressure. New Zealand pour into the ruck and win the penalty.

Lineout on the 22.

Dannah O'Brien gets a sore one as Sylvia Brunt runs over the top of her. However, shortly after, the Black Ferns are pinged at the ruck and Ireland can clear their lines with a penalty which gets into the New Zealand half.

Brittany Hogan spills the ball close to the line and that chance comes to an end.

Another scrum but it is a New Zealand put-in.

New Zealand make a mess of their line-out and now it is scrum down Ireland five metres out...

Katy Daley-Mclean
England's 2014 World Cup winning captain on BBC iPlayer

Ireland are going to have to go through the phases and build pressure.

Ireland win a breakdown penalty and Dannah O'Brien puts them into the corner! A short line-out though is well read by the Black Ferns and Ruth Campbell is bundled into touch.

Katy Daley-Mclean
England's 2014 World Cup winning captain on BBC iPlayer

We have seen Ireland's intent, but you have to be accurate and play your game not New Zealand's game.

Dannah O'Brien will be key in the battle of the fly-halves.

We are under way at the Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium! Not a spare seat in the house as we await this cracker! Our referee is Hollie Davidson from Scotland as Dannah O'Brien kicks into New Zealand.

Two rousing anthems including a deafening 'Ireland's Call' is followed by a spine-tingling haka. Neither side budge afterwards in an incredible show of respectful defiance

It is met with a roar from this enormous crowd in Brighton. What an incredible start to this one!

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The winner will top Pool C and the prize will be a meeting between the second-place side from Pool D which will be either France or South Africa.

Those teams meet in their own pool decider later today in Northampton at 16:45 BST.

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand said victory over New Zealand in their final World Cup Pool C game would give them "real momentum" heading into the quarter-finals.

Bemand's side have recorded two bonus-point wins against Japan and Spain to reach the knockout stages of the competition with a game to spare.

They now face World Cup holders New Zealand, who have also won their first two fixtures, with the two sides vying to claim top spot in Pool C.

"We want to keep momentum going and to do that we have to compete against World Cup contenders. New Zealand have earned the right to call themselves World Cup contenders and we want to create some problems," he told BBC Sport NI.

"We believe we have results and performances in us, it is about timing those going into a quarter-final - and getting that [New Zealand] game 100% right is absolutely crucial, and it will give us some real momentum by going well.

"We won't go after the result, we will go after the performance. We're starting to build belief. We are putting points on the board so can we [win]? Anything is possible."

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