Joe Schmidt has challenged Ireland to withstand a furious backlash from a fully-loaded All Blacks side seeking revenge in Dublin on Saturday.Head coach Schmidt has admitted Ireland caught New Zealand at an opportune time for their maiden victory over the All Blacks, the 40-29 win in Chicago on November 5.Steve Hansens back-to-back world champions were hamstrung by a host of second-row injury problems that day, but will have peerless lock Brodie Retallick back in his unique auxiliary playmaker role at the Aviva Stadium.Ireland boss Schmidt accepts that most neutrals expect New Zealand to exact a brutal revenge for that Soldier Field defeat when the teams meet again, but will still target another landmark performance from his side.I think theyll come full-strength, fully loaded; maybe we surprised them a little bit in Chicago, said Schmidt. I read that they didnt really look back too much at the defeat to us before playing Italy this weekend.Well they have that game done and now they will look at us over the next few days, and theyll have a really good plan. They are extremely well coached and incredibly well prepared physically, and I think the rate they play at if they have the ball, youre under pressure if theyve got it.And I think theyll have more access to it if theyve got their second row back.Ireland made history with their first win over New Zealand in 111 years of trying in the United States. Head coach Schmidt then made a full 15 changes to take on the worlds 18th-ranked side Canada. Ireland prevailed 52-21 in a comfortable but sloppy win that will ultimately hardly colour the All Blacks rematch. Schmidt will recall all his big guns to host New Zealand, while the visitors are expected to be far stronger themselves.Ireland ended New Zealands record 18-match winning sequence in Chicago, and now most neutrals will expect the All Blacks to assert their authority with victory in Dublin.Schmidt for one is intent on ignoring the outside perceptions this week, as Ireland seek a second quick-fire victory over their long-time bogey team.South Africa were the last team to beat New Zealand in successive encounters, back in 2009, further emphasising the scale of Irelands challenge.When quizzed on the general expectations of a New Zealand victory on Saturday, Schmidt replied: Well I hope thats wrong.What we say is right, this is what we believe might work, lets commit to this then set about trying to put it together as best we can. Then we try to get less distracted by what our opponents are doing.We have an awareness of that, but ultimately our focus is on ourselves. If you spend too much time distracted externally youll maybe miss some of your precious preparation time.We probably got them at an opportune time in Chicago. Theyd had 18 wins in a row. While theyd spent a lot of time together, a lot of that time was with Brodie Retallick and Sam Whitelock at lock.They had that big reshuffle in the second row, and we won three line-out balls in the first half that gave us access to the ball and I thought we did well with it. Thats how we accumulated our points. Then even in the back-end of the game I think Ryan Crotty has been outstanding for them, hes been a real linchpin.Hes been the hub of their midfield both in attack and defence, organising and striking some really good lines. Losing him then losing George Moala as well, that allowed us to manage the end-game with a little more calmness.In advance a lot of people were referencing 2013 when we ran them so close in the 24-22 defeat in Dublin, but we didnt have that many similar starters and they had a lot of changes as well. Three years on it was difficult to use that as a reference point. But now theres a very close reference point for them to look at. Wholesale Soccer Jerseys China . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. Clearance Soccer Jerseys .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. https://www.soccerjerseyschina.us/ . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Wholesale Soccer Jerseys . 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I dont have a timeline for doing it.This quarterback competition is old hat for center Brandon Kublanow and other Georgia veteran players.I did it last year so its nothing crazy or new to me, he said Tuesday.One year ago, former coach Mark Richt announced Virginia transfer Greyson Lambert as the starter less than a week before the Bulldogs opener. Lambert beat out Brice Ramsey and Faton Bauta and held the job most of the season.Now Lambert and Ramsey are competing against freshman Jacob Eason, who was the biggest name in Smarts first recruiting class. Eason, from Lake Stevens, Washington, is widely expected to take the job at some point this season.Smart said he hoped to find more clarity here in the next couple of days, but nobody has jumped out right now.Last week, Smart said each quarterback continued to make bonehead plays.Smart may not reveal his starter before the opener, though he acknowledged there may be no strategic advantage to keeping a decision private.Its different when you have truly distinct, different quarterbacks to get ready for, but thats not always the case with our guys because none of our guys are truly dual-threat guys, he ssaid.ddddddddddddhere was no sign of leader at the position in the brief, early portion of Wednesdays practice open to reporters. Lambert, Eason and Ramsey alternated snaps as theyve done throughout preseason practice.Last week, Smart said Eason was given more snaps with the starters only to catch up with the other quarterbacks.On Wednesday, Smart said Were still working through it. All three guys are still working and rotating.Asked if any quarterback has proved he can flourish as the starter, Smart said I think all three of them at times have and all three at times havent.Some coaches prefer to announce a starter at least one week before the season in order to give the team time to adjust. Smart said that is not necessary.The team is behind whoever is back there, he said. We saw that since day one. It doesnt matter who it is.Kublanow said any of the three will have support of the players.I think all of them have done a great job, he said. ... Well see what happens this week.Game notes Freshman RB Elijah Holyfield, the son of former boxing champion Evander Holyfield, rode a stationary bike in practice as he continues to recover from a right ankle sprain. ... RB Sony Michel (broken forearm) still has not been cleared to play. If healthy, Michel is the top backup to Nick Chubb, who has made a strong comeback from knee surgery. ... Smart said freshman Marshall Long is ahead of Ramsey at punter.---APs college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '