Ireland face New Zealand in the World Rugby U20 Championship tonight with a place in the semi finals up for grab for the winners.
Ireland have never beaten the Baby Blacks, and lost to them in the 3rd/4th place playoff in last year's tournament.
Ireland are unbeaten so far in the tournament, but New Zealand top the pool after two bonus point wins over Scotland and Argentina.
Here are four New Zealanders that will provide the biggest threat to Ireland, and some names to remember for the future.
Otere Black
Otere Black is already in demand in New Zealand rugby. Already capped at Super Rugby level with the Hurricanes, the tall lanky outhalf is deceptively strong.
He's a target for the Crusaders to replace Dan Carter, and kind of looks like a young Johnny Sexton in both his physique and his style of play.
A likely candidate for Junior Player of the year.
Tevita Li
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TrOp8zFAO4
A lot of people have known about Tevita Li for quite a while now. He's been one of the most heralded New Zealand prospects in a long time, which is saying something.
Back in 2014, the then 18-year-old Li took Super Rugby by storm before dominating at the JWC last year. Then for some reason he fell off the map.
Dropped from the Blues and struggling for minutes, Li's form has come back at this tournament. He is the next coming of Jonah Lomu and Julian Savea.
Jacob Stockdale is the lucky guy who gets to face the behemoth.
Akira Ioane
Akira Ioane is 19-years-old. That is frightening. He's been the best player for the Blues in Super Rugby this season. It's been a dreadful year for the Auckland franchise, but Ioane has emerged as a star and has outplayed All Blacks like Jerome Kaino and Steven Luatua.
The most likely of all players in this competition to become a senior international before the start of the World Rugby U20 Championship next year.
His combination of pace and power is the only reason why New Zealand managed to beat Argentina, and Ireland won't be able to stop him
Te Toira Tahuriorangi (Pronounced Tara-he-oh-rah-gee)
The hard to pronounce scrumhalf has been a quick riser. Only started rugby a few years ago, Tahuriorangi's career is nearly shorter than his last name. He's passing and sniping will be something Ireland need to watch out for, but it's his support play that sets him apart from the rest.
Good luck spelling and pronouncing his name.
