All Blacks first-five Beauden Barrett collected an Aaron Smith pass off the back of the scrum, scythed through the Irish defence and coasted towards the line.And then disaster almost struck.The newly crowned World Rugby Player of the Year, looking to ground the ball near the posts, veered in and found himself crunched by a Johnny Sexton tackle.As the pair slid past the in-goal, the ball looked briefly to have been held up by the Irish No.10, no doubt causing Barretts heart to jump right into his mouth.But thankfully for the Hurricanes whiz, the try was awarded by TMO to put his side ahead 14-3 and on the road to an eventual 21-9 win in Dublin.It couldve been a major embarrassment in what was otherwise an imperious display on foreign soil, producing the goods in attack, defence and with the boot.I shouldve just dotted down and made life easier, Barrett told reporters.The second angle didnt look good, but I knew that part of the ball had hit the ground on the first angle, so it was just a relief.The Dublin Test marked the sides first genuine sense of hardship in the post-Richie McCaw era, as the surprise winners in Chicago looked to compound the world champions misery.No side has defeated New Zealand back-to-back since South Africa in 2009.Barrett said his side had failed to challenge Ireland with their kicking two weeks ago and looked to atone for their disappointing performance this time around.However Barretts love for the attack, instilled through countless afternoons playing footy with his brothers in Taranaki, occasionally got the better of him.Sometimes I was a little too attacking and we werent as smart as we needed to be, but I think I was better than recent weeks, the 25-year-old said.We didnt shape them enough with the kicking so we put a lot of onus on communication and calling out space.The back-to-back Tests with Ireland will serve as invaluable scouting for next years British & Irish Lions tour, with many Irish stars in line to pull on the red jumper next July.Barrett, who labelled northern hemisphere rugby more forwards-focused and set-piece heavy, said he expected to see more than a few Irishmen on Kiwi soil.Its been a challenging week, we were pretty keen to play this game last week but had to wait. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- After a series of spills in the mens Olympic road race left cyclists with broken bones and bloody road rash, it seemed as if the womens race Sunday was going to escape serious injury.That all changed in a fraction of a second.Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten, barreling down the final descent of Vista Chinesa in the lead, hit the deck in a spectacular fall. Her bike catapulted into the air, and van Vleuten lay motionless on the side of the road while the rest of the field cautiously swept past her.She was transported to a Rio de Janeiro hospital and diagnosed with a concussion and three small fractures of her spine, and was to remain in intensive care for at least 24 hours.It was horrendous crash, said road race silver medalist Emma Johansson of Sweden. The peloton is so small and we all know each other very well. I just hope shes OK.So dangerous was the course over the first two days of the cycling program at the Rio Games that the International Cycling Union was forced to defend it, pointing to a test event and numerous training opportunities that gave riders a chance to familiarize themselves with it.It didnt appear to do much good.The carnage began on Saturday when Giro d Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali and Colombia climber Sergio Henao were leading on the same slippery, technical descent. Nibali likely would have won gold had he been able to stay upright, but wound up heading to the hospital instead.His coach, Davide Cassani, said that the Italian broke his collarbone in the fall.Henao fractured the upper part of his pelvis in his wreck, while Australias Richie Porte broke his scapula in another crash, an accident that will keep him out of Wednesdays time trial.Geraint Thomas of Britain and Nelsoon Oliviera of Portugal also hit the pavement.ddddddddddddIt was anarchy out there, American rider Brent Bookwalter said.Nibali actually warned Italy teammate Elisa Longo Borghini about the chaotic final descent ahead of the womens race, so she took it a bit slower on Sunday and wound up earning a bronze medal.Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands took gold.Its a difficult descent because you can go really fast but you also have to corner, she said. After the mens race I think we were all warned that we needed to take care of the descent and we did. Of course, if youre riding in front, maybe you take too much risk. I dont know.The course was widely regarded as the toughest in Olympic history, even before the first riders set off on it. Long stretches of flats gave way to pounding cobblestones that caused numerous mechanical issues, and a hard series of climbs shook up the fields even before Vista Chinesa.Then they came to the climb that defined both races.Olympic courses tend to be flat affairs with a few small climbs thrown in to spice things up -- nothing compared to the 10-kilometer climb in Rio. That means riders also rarely see such a hard, sharp descent, one that becomes all the more treacherous so close to a gold medal.Everybody wants to win. Yeah, everybodys taking risks, mens gold medalist Greg Van Avermaet said. Some guys probably went over the limit and thats why it happened. I think the road was pretty good. I was happy to stay safe. I think I took a little bit of risk, but not too much, and I think this was the best decision because if youre on the ground, the race is over. ' ' '