Ireland v New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup: Kick-off time, TV details and team news

Everything you need to know about Ireland's RWC quarter-final clash with New Zealand.

Ireland will be looking for revenge after losing out to NZ in the quarter-final stage of the last World Cup.

It's a clash of two titans as Ireland take on the mighty All-Blacks in the World Cup Quarter-Final on Saturday. Here is everything that you need to know about this monumental fixture.

Sexton organises his teammates during an Ireland captain's run.

Where is the game being played?

The game is being played in the 80,023 seater Stade de France in Paris.

What time is kick-off?

Game is kicking off at 8pm Irish time (9pm local time).

Where to watch?

Coverage starts on Virgin Media One from 7pm. It will also be streamed on the Virgin Media Player. The game will also be shown live on ITV1. You will also be able to follow the game live on our live blog.

Referee Wayne Barnes.

Who is the referee?

Wayne Barnes is the man in the middle for this crunch clash on Saturday. This is Barnes' fifth World Cup so he has plenty of experience when it comes to dealing with the best in the game in pressure situations. In fact, he has overseen more RWC matches than any other official.

History of the tie.

It took Ireland a hot minute to beat New Zealand competitively. And by a hot minute we mean over 111 years and 28 test matches. However, in November 2016 the boys in green beat the All-Blacks 40-29 to end a historic duck. Since then, Ireland have won four of seven meetings including a famous victory on Kiwi soil last year. With all that said, Ireland will still have that World Cup 2019 Quarter-Final loss to the All-Blacks on their mind going into Saturday and maybe that's the exact sort of fuel they need. It may not be the strongest All-Blacks team ever but with their history in the competition and the quality in their squad, Ireland will still have to be at their absolute best to prevail in Paris.

Tadhg Furlong carries the ball under pressure during the Autumn International match at Aviva Stadium v NZ

Team News.

Mack Hansen will start on the right wing despite being unable to train all week due to a calf injury. This means we'll see the same starting XV which beat Scotland 36-14. There are a couple of changes on the bench, though. James Ryan has been ruled out with the hand injury he suffered against Scotland, with Joe McCarthy preferred to Ryan Baird on the bench. Jimmy O’Brien also steps into the matchday squad for the first time, in place of Stuart McCloskey.

Ireland team v the All-Blacks: Hugo Keenan; Mack Hansen, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, James Lowe; Johnny Sexton (capt), Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong; Tadhg Beirne, Iain Henderson; Peter O’Mahony, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris.

Replacements: Ronan Kelleher, Dave Kilcoyne, Finlay Bealham, Joe McCarthy, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, Jack Crowley, Jimmy O’Brien.