Ireland v New Zealand - All You Need to Know
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Ireland and New Zealand can't stay away from each other, and for the seventh time in just four years the sides are set to go head-to-head this week. It's nine years since the Ireland men's team finally broke their long wait for a win in this fixture, which appropriately enough came at this weekend's venue, Soldier Field in Chicago. Since then, Ireland have made up for lost time. The 2016 victory was followed by more in 2018 and 2021 at Aviva Stadium, before Ireland won a Test series down in New Zealand the following summer. That come-from-behind series win poked the bear though, and the All Blacks gained revenge by dumping Ireland out at the quarter-finals of the Rugby World up in 2023,...