The World Champions will be coming to Dublin next November

Ireland will face the All Blacks as well Argentina as their tier one opponents next year for the November Internationals.

Ireland finished their 2017 season with a 3-0 whitewash of South Africa, Fiji and Argentina on Saturday in their November Internationals, and it has already been confirmed who they will be facing this time next year.

Joe Schmidt recently said that the IRFU haven’t ruled out playing four Internationals next Autumn if “the price is right”

Speaking in the aftermath of Ireland’s three-win Guinness Series, Schmidt, quoted in the Irish Independent, said of next year’s autumn fixtures: “You never know the Tier 2 (team) until later but I think it is Argentina and New Zealand.

“We are very conscious of looking after the provinces as well. Wales playing next week (against South Africa) – the week before Europe – I think it makes it very tough for their regional teams leading into Europe.

“It is a little bit of a compromise I suppose.”

“At this stage (it is just three games). Again, we’ll always get asked for a fourth game.

“We haven’t had a formal request from anyone yet but if there is one, as we got for the match in Chicago, then we’d consider it if it comes up and we’d try and stay in touch with the provincial coaches and see if we can make it work.”