Caelan Doris on All Blacks: 'It’s a good rivalry and I’m looking forward to getting stuck into it'

The All Blacks come to Dublin 4 next week for a Friday night showdown. 

Leinster and Ireland captain Caelan Doris is looking forward to kicking off the November fixtures under ligths against New Zealand.Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

And breathe. Munster’s meeting with an All Blacks XV in Limerick this Saturday will keep the rugby wheel turning on these shores. That aside, this is a week to take stock with the URC on pause and the first of Ireland’s November Tests still two weekends in the distance.

If nothing else, then, this is a time to let excitement levels simmer. The only regret with Ireland’s schedule - with four games due against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia – is that we won’t be welcoming the world champion Springboks back to these shores.