Ireland to face All Blacks for next November’s autumn internationals

Ireland look set to meet the All Blacks again after Joe Schmidt revealed the world champions have been lined up for next November’s autumn internationals, writes Simon Lewis.

Schmidt signed off on the 2017 Guinness Series at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday night with a third victory in three weeks as Ireland defeated Argentina 28-19 in Dublin but the head coach said he was open to a repeat of his side’s 2016 November schedule of four games next season as he puts his squad on a World Cup footing 10 months out from the tournament in Japan.