Ireland ‘A’ To Play All Blacks XV In November

Ireland ‘A’ will take on an All Blacks XV at the RDS in Dublin on the evening of Friday, November 4.

This fixture against the All Blacks XV builds on the three games that the Emerging Ireland squad will play in South Africa, as the national coaching team look to build depth and provide challenging developmental opportunities for players of national interest.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell commented: “It is great that we could get this fixture over the line. It provides another opportunity for those that stand out on the Emerging Ireland tour to test themselves against a very strong All Blacks XV.

“The two fixtures against the Māori All Blacks in the summer gave that young group a great insight into what it takes to compete in international rugby, and this game in November will allow us to expose more players to that level of competition.”

Ticket information for the Ireland ‘A’ match the RDS will be available in the coming weeks.

EMERGING IRELAND & IRELAND ‘A’ FIXTURES:

Windhoek Draught Griquas v Emerging Ireland
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
Friday, September 30, kick-off 1.45pm local time/12.45pm Irish time

Airlink Pumas v Emerging Ireland
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
Wednesday, October 5, kick-off 5pm local time/4pm Irish time

Toyota Cheetahs v Emerging Ireland
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
Sunday, October 9, kick-off 3pm local time/2pm Irish time

Ireland ‘A’ v All Blacks XV
RDS Arena
Friday, November 4, kick-off time tbc