Ireland to kick off autumn internationals with Las Vegas game against US Eagles

The Las Vegas meeting will be the first-ever rugby game to be held at the Allegiant Stadium

Ireland's Garry Ringrose offloads to John Cooney against the USA at the Aviva Stadium in 2018. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Ireland will kick off their 2021 ‘autumn’ internationals with a game against the US Eagles in Las Vegas on October 30.

The game will be held at the new Allegiant Stadium which was opened last summer after a construction that cost almost $2bn and now serves as the home to the Las Vegas (formerly Oakland and Los Angeles) Raiders and the local university’s gridiron side.