Ireland to face All Blacks and Wallabies in autumn

New Zealand were victorious when the two sides last met in the World Cup quarter-final in Paris last October

Ireland will face New Zealand and Australia next autumn as part of head coach Andy Farrell's final games before his leave of absence to take charge of the British and Irish Lions.

Fiji will be Ireland's opposition on 23 November before the contest against the Wallabies on 30 November.

Former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is now in charge of the Australia side.

The Wallabies game will also celebrate the 150th anniversary of Irish rugby.

Schmidt will then lock horns with Farrell again next summer when the British and Irish Lions tour Australia.

"We look forward to testing ourselves against some of the most exciting teams in the world, with whom Ireland has such strong traditions and rivalries," Farrell said on the announcement of Ireland's autumn fixtures.

The opener against New Zealand will be the first meeting between the sides since the All Blacks' 28-24 victory in last October's World Cup quarter-final in Paris.

Ireland have won their last two meetings on Irish soil and clinched a famous first series triumph in New Zealand in 2022.