Ireland kick off Autumn at home to Wales

The format for the Autumn Nations Cup will be two pools of four – Group A will include England, Ireland, Wales and Georgia

RBS 6 Nations Championship Round 3, Aviva Stadium, Dublin 25/2/2017 Ireland vs France A view of an Ireland Rugby Football Union crest Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

IRELAND will kick off rugby's new Autumn Nations Cup at home to Wales on Friday November 13 before a trip to Twickenham to face England eight days later. 

The new tournament, replacing the traditional autumn internation series with southern hemisphere nations, will run from November 13th and December 6th. It's an eight team format involving the Six Nations, Georgia and Fiji.