'Hugely exciting' - Ireland set to host Southern Hemisphere quartet in November

150th YEAR: Andy Farrell, Ireland head coach before a press conference at the Aviva Stadium. Pic: Brian Lawless, PA Wire.

Ireland are set to play four home Test matches this November with New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Joe Schmidt’s Australia all set to grace the Aviva Stadium turf this autumn.

The IRFU confirmed the fixtures on Thursday night with the quartet of Southern Hemisphere opponents completing a full calendar year of heavyweight clashes for Andy Farrell’s side, which will bid for back-to-back Guinness Six Nations titles against Scotland in Dublin this Saturday before travelling to South Africa this July for two Tests against the world champion Springboks.