Ireland Set for Three-Test Tour Of New Zealand

Ireland face off against the All Blacks this weekend but according to The Irish Times, the two sides will face off another four times following the World Cup in Japan and the next showpiece event in France.

The report from the Times states that in addition to hosting the All Blacks again in November 2021, Ireland are in line to tour New Zealand for a three-Test series in 2022.

The Irish and New Zealand rugby unions are in negotiations to finalise agreement on the tour, but it is expected that the three-match Test series will go ahead.

It will be Ireland’s first trek there in a decade. Ireland have went on a three-test tour to Australia earlier this year and did the same to South Africa in 2016.

Ireland have lost all 12 Tests against the All Blacks in New Zealand, and the proposed 2022 tour would be Ireland’s first to New Zealand since 2012.