Ireland to take on World Champions in Chicago and Dublin in 2016

Ireland will take on the reigning World Champions New Zealand twice in November, firstly in Soldier Field, Chicago and then again at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
By The Newsroom
Published 16th Feb 2016, 17:22 BST
Updated 17th Feb 2016, 08:21 BST
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Ireland will play New Zealand on Saturday, November 5 in a unique one-off Test match at the 61,500 seater stadium which is home to NFL outfit the Chicago Bears.

The match is part of ‘The Rugby Weekend’ which will also see the USA Eagles take on the New Zealand Maori on November 4 at Toyota Park.

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Tickets for ‘The Rugby Weekend’ will go on sale April 1, but it is recommended that fans visit TheRugbyWeekend.com to sign up for early ticket alerts.

Irish Rugby Football Union CEO, Philip Browne, commented: “There is a huge population in the USA who are proud of their Irish heritage as well as large numbers of Irish who have migrated more recently to live and work in the USA. We know that many of these people are Irish Rugby fans and we look forward to seeing them pack out the stadium, alongside some of our passionate travelling fans as we take on the World Champions, New Zealand.

“Ireland rugby fans on both sides of the Atlantic will have the opportunity to see their team take on some of the very best sides in World Rugby in November 2016.”

IRFU Director of Commercial and Marketing Padraig Power said: “We are delighted to be involved in the rugby weekend and look forward to playing the world champions in the great city of Chicago. Irish Americans will relish seeing the Ireland rugby team contribute further to the development of the game of rugby in the US complimenting the wonderful growth of the game to date.”

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pon returning to Ireland, the squad will immediately gear up for the 2016 Guinness Series which features another Test against the World Champions, a Test against the Rugby World Cup runners-up Australia while the Series opens with a re-match against the Canadian side who Ireland faced at RWC15. Ticket information for the 2016 Guinness Series will be available on irishrugby.ie in the coming weeks.

Ireland International Fixture

Ireland vs New Zealand

Soldier Field, Chicago,

Saturday 5th November (9pm kick-off BST)

2016 Guinness Series Fixtures

Ireland vs Canada

Saturday 12th November (5pm)

Ireland vs New Zealand

Saturday 19th November (5pm)

Ireland vs Australia

Saturday 26th November (5pm)

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