IRELAND'S Autumn Nations Series fixtures have been announced today.
Andy Farrell's men will play South Africa, Fiji and Australia in Dublin later year.
The last time Ireland met South Africa was in 2017, where the World Cup champions losr 38-3 in Dublin.
Ireland will play the Boks on Saturday 5 November (kick-off 5.30pm in the Aviva Stadium
They will then play Fiji in the second match a week later with a game on Saturday 19 November against the Wallabies in the finals game.
Fiji were also last in Dublin in 2017 when Ireland secured a hard-fought 23-20 win. Fiji qualified for Rugby World Cup 2023 by finishing third in their pool in Japan having pushed both Wales and Australia during that tournament.
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Ireland were due to travel to Fiji in the summer of 2021 but the Covid-19 pandemic made it impossible to go ahead.
Ireland’s last game of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series will be against the Wallabies. The last fixture between the two nations was back in 2018 as Ireland clinched the three Test series with a 20-16 triumph in Sydney.
2016 is the last time Australia were in Dublin as Ireland held on to record a 27-24 success.
Ireland will play a three-Test tour of New Zealand this July before this.
FIXTURES
Ireland v South Africa, Saturday 5 November, 5.30pm
Ireland v Fiji, Saturday 12 November, 1pm
Ireland v Australia, Saturday 19 November, 8pm.
