IRFU announce mouth-watering schedule for Autumn Nations Series 

The highlight of the series will be the visit of the Springboks to the Aviva Stadium.

Ireland’s Jonathan Sexton, Peter O’Mahony, and Andrew Conway during the anthems. Picture: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

The IRFU have announced Ireland's opponents for this year's Autumn Nations Series, with a clash against world champions South Africa the pick of the fixtures.

Andy Farrell's squad will open their series against Rassie Erasmus' Springboks, in what will be the sole meeting of the sides before they go head-to-head in the group stages of the Rugby World Cup next year.