Six Nations Grand Slam champions Ireland present enough of a challenge for world champions New Zealand in Saturday’s Test for the Kiwis not to have to be motivated by a painful defeat in 2016, says Ryan Crotty. The 30-year-old inflicted his own pain on the Irish in 2013 in Dublin scoring a try off the last move of the match, which was converted to snatch victory after their opponents had led 22-17. He believes a clash between the top two teams in the world in the cauldron of Lansdowne Road is more than a player could ask for. “How can you not be excited if you’ve got this opportunity to play?” said Crotty at a media conference. “It’s two of the best teams in the world going at it, over here, awesome atmosphere, awesome stadium, great fans. You don’t need to go anywhere else, you don’t need to dip into the past to find the desire and the intensity to play and play well.” Hooker Dane Coles, who provided the pass for Crotty to score that day in Dublin, said he and his teammates did not...
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