The Black & the Green

The most eagerly awaited confrontation of the autumn international series, this showdown at the Aviva Stadium features the teams ranked rst and second in the rugby world rankings. The All Blacks will still be smarting from that defeat in Chicago in November 2016 (we won’t mention the subsequent match in Dublin); while Joe Schmidt’s Grand Slam winners will be keen to prove that they deserve their spot at rugby’s top table. (KO 7.00pm).