The All Blacks will play Ireland at Chicago’s Soldier Field on 5 November 2016.

The Irish Times reports that the match will be the first of four end-of-year fixtures for Ireland with the remaining three taking place in Dublin.

The third of those Tests will be a return fixture against the All Blacks on 19 November, while the final match will be against the Wallabies on 26 November.

The second fixture will be against a tier-two opponent that is yet to be determined.

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