Ireland to face New Zealand at Soldier Field in Chicago on November 1st

Michael Bolton

Ireland will return to Soldier Field in Chicago to face New Zealand on November 1st, nine years after Ireland's first-ever win over the All Blacks.

In 2016, Ireland recorded their first-ever win over New Zealand with a 40-29 victory in the US.

Ireland lined out in the shape of a number eight to face the Haka to honour Anthony Foley, the Munster and Ireland international who had died suddenly the previous month in Paris.

New Zealand have won the last two games between the countries, a 23-13 victory in the first of last year’s Autumn Nations series and prior to that a 28-24 success in the 2023 World Cup quarter-final.

As part of the November series, Ireland will face Japan at the Aviva Stadium, before the visit of Australia the following week.

They round off their Autumn window with the Springboks coming to Dublin on November 22nd.