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Irish fans will be familiar with the script that unfolded at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening.Their team worked tirelessly for 80 minutes, but just as it looked as though they would find a way through the All Blacks defence, a hammer blow was struck at the other end. Normal service was resumed.New Zealand were made to graft themselves for this win. Faced by a vociferous crowd, and a determined opponent, this victory will be remembered as much for the 144 tackles made by those wearing black as for the finesse added by fly-half Beauden Barrett.It was Barrett who picked off Ireland when the opportunity arose, with the timing of a champion boxer. He set up his teams first try and scored the second - naturally, he also had a hand in the third.But this was a performance built on resilience and character. The All Blacks lost a wealth of experience following the 2015 Rugby World Cup, but the current incarnation are proving just as daunting an opponent in only their first year together.This could well become an important result in the evolution of a record-breaking side.Two weeks ago this team suffered their first loss, that created a bit of adversity, Coach Steve Hansen admitted after their Dublin win.Today was all about seeing how theyd stand up to that. So, to come out on top 21-9, three tries to none and defend for long periods of the game, I think they answered a lot of questions re their character.While it wasnt always pretty I think theres plenty for us to learn and get better on. To be at this point of the year, after losing 818 caps, youve got to be reasonably happy. Pretty good year so far.A pretty good year is obviously a sizeable understatement for a team who prior to stepping on the pitch in Chicago had set a new benchmark for consecutive Test wins.But it is telling that Hansen believes they can still get better.The All Blacks performance in Dublin was far from perfect. They conceded 66 percent possession and 69 percent territory, and the pressure that Ireland were able to exert was highlighted by the fact that they had to play a quarter of this match with 14 men as Aaron Smith and Malakai Fekitoa saw yellow.But it is in adversity that the size of someones heart can be measured. We had to defend, All Blacks captain Kieran Read said.As Steve said the character of the men really showed up. The way we defended, we had to work bloody hard.After 15 minutes it had seemed that they wouldnt have to work all that hard. In defence anyway.The determination of those wearing green in the stands of the Aviva Stadium to witness yet more history was palpable. We are now used to seeing players running out amid the crescendo of fireworks, of course, but this seemed a little different.There was a collective will to ensure that the result in Chicago would not prove a one-off.?Unfortunately, for the majority of the 51,000 fans in attendance, there was an equally powerful assertion from the All Blacks that Ireland would not become only the second team in 10 years to secure back to back wins against them.After an early Irish surge, the crowd fell silent as Barrett drilled a cross-field kick into the grateful arms of Fekitoa to score the games opening try. Just over 10 minutes later, he had added a second himself following consultation with the TMO.There was consternation from the home support, but while Barretts try was still being debated as they departed into the night, the All Blacks first score was the beautiful result of some hard work on the training pitch.Our kicking game was better, Hansen said. Although it wasnt as great as wed like it to be.To win big Test matches, particularly against sides who are good defending sides, youve got to be able to kick the ball to space, youve got to be able to pass it there or run it there. Its as simple as that.?Simple it definitely wasnt but New Zealand have proven that any talk of their demise was greatly exaggerated. France will find out next weekend exactly how much they learned from this bruising Test match. Air Force 1 Low Noir . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Air Force 1 Low Pas Cher .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. http://www.siteairforce1pascher.fr/air-force-1-high-soldes/basket-haute-homme.html . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display. Air Force 1 Soldes . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Air Force 1 Low Femme Pas Cher . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. Its been 15 years since Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame were No. 1 in the poll.The Irish earned the top spot in The Associated Press womens basketball Tuesday, receiving 14 first-place votes from a 33-member national media panel to earn the top ranking in the preseason. Notre Dame last held the No. 1 ranking on March 5, 2001. McGraw returns most of the core from a team that went 33-2 last season.She was happy for the compliment, but found the ranking a little high considering her team is coming off one of its most disappointing seasons in a few years and didnt reach the Final Four for the first time in six years.Id rather we earned it, McGraw said. Were coming off the worst season weve had in six years, it seems odd that were preseason No. 1. You should have to earn it.McGraw has had a bunch of very good teams over the last 15 seasons that never reached the top spot. There always seemed to be someone just a little bit better.Other teams have had good teams, too. Connecticut has had some pretty good teams in there, McGraw said. There was a year when yeah maybe, Stanford beat Connecticut, but then South Carolina went to No. 1.Baylor was a close second, four points behind the Irish. The Lady Bears garnered 12 first-place votes.Being preseason No. 2 in the country brings great recognition to our school and our program, Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkey said. We welcome it. We have a schedule, nonconference and conference, that will be most challenging early in the season. Its one that I think will help us late in the season.UConn, which has won 75 consecutive games and four straight national championships, was third. The Huskies had been the No. 1 team for the last 24 weeks.I dont think we should be No. 1, UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. I dont think we should be anywhere near the teams that almost went to the Final Four and have everybody back and have all that experience and all that talent. Weve been in those situations before and were not there now. So, wherever they put us, Im OK.South Carolina and Louisville round out the top five teams. Maryland, Ohhio State, Texas, UCLA and Mississippi State are next.ddddddddddddTennessee, which had its run of 565 straight weeks ranked in the Top 25 end last season, is back in at No. 13. The Lady Vols have been in each preseason poll except the first one. They are one of four teams not ranked in the final poll thats in the Top 25 now.National runner-up Syracuse was 14th, while Final Four participants Washington and Oregon State were 17th and 25th.The Southeastern Conference leads the way with six teams in the top 25. The Pac-12 and ACC each have five. UConn and 21st-ranked DePaul are the only two schools from non-power five conferences to be ranked.The first regular-season poll will be Monday, Nov. 14, with two big games that night. Baylor hosts UCLA while UConn visits Florida State.Here are a few other poll tidbits:ITS BEEN A WHILE: Missouri is ranked in the preseason for the first time since 1984. The Tigers reached the NCAAs for the first time in a decade and return star Sophia Cunningham. Unfortunately, they already lost second-leading scorer and top rebounder Jordan Frericks and reserve Bri Porter for the season with knee injuries.MISSING TRIANGLE: Duke is not ranked in the preseason for the first time since 1994-95. The Blue Devils arent the only member of Tobacco Road absent from the poll. North Carolina and North Carolina State arent ranked either. Its only the second time in the 41-year history of the poll that none of the three are in the preseason rankings. It also happened in 1986.HOOSIER HYSTERIA: Indiana is ranked for only the third time in the programs history. The No. 23 Hoosiers are coming into the season after equaling a school record with 21 victories and winning the teams first NCAA game. Indiana is led by junior Tyra Buss, who averaged 18.8 points last season.---AP Sports Writer Pat Eaton-Robb contributed to this story from Storrs, Connecticut.---More AP college basketball http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '