With the game on in Chicago, don’t get caught out…
Ireland take on New Zealand this weekend in the first of the November internationals with the game taking place in Soldier Field in Chicago… yes, in the USA.
Irish fans will be itching to see us take on the All Blacks for the first time since the agonising last minute 24-22 defeat in the Aviva Stadium in 2013.
But unfortunately for a lot of viewers, the match is not on free-to-air TV which means none of RTÉ, TV3 or TG4 have the rights to show it.
Local kick off time for the game in Chicago on Saturday is 3pm, so that means it’ll be starting at 8pm on this side of the Atlantic.
The match will be broadcast live on Eir Sport and BT Sport from 7:45pm but you can also keep an eye on both JOE and SportsJOE.ie for regular updates and analysis on the game.
Let’s just hope we prove this fella wrong…
The Ireland team to face New Zealand tomorrow:
15. Rob Kearney
14. Andrew Trimble
13. Jared Payne
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. Simon Zebo
10. Jonathan Sexton
9. Conor Murray
1. Jack McGrath
2. Rory Best (c)
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Donnacha Ryan
5. Devin Toner
6. CJ Stander
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Jamie Heaslip
Here’s the New Zealand team (with Test caps in brackets):
1. Joe Moody (20)
2. Dane Coles (46)
3. Owen Franks (87)
4. Patrick Tuipulotu (10)
5. Jerome Kaino (75)
6. Liam Squire (6)
7. Sam Cane (37)
8. Kieran Read – captain (94)
9. Aaron Smith (54)
10. Beauden Barrett (46)
11. Julian Savea (49)
12. Ryan Crotty (24)
13. George Moala (3)
14. Waisake Naholo (8)
15. Ben Smith (58)
