Samoa and Australia will be facing the men in green at the home of Irish Rugby during the primetime Saturday evening slots commencing at 5:45pm. This will be the first time the Wallabies have played Ireland since that memorable 2011 Rugby World Cup meeting, which resulted in a 15-9 win for Ireland.
World champions New Zealand will complete Ireland’s line-up of international matches during November with a Sunday afternoon kick off at 2pm, with all fans hoping for a resulting score being much closer than the last time the two teams met.
That first weekend of the 2014 Six Nations will take place on Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2, 2014. Wales kick off their title defence against Italy in Cardiff, with England travelling to France and Ireland entertaining Scotland in their opening fixtures.
The final round of matches – ‘Super Saturday’ – next year will see Italy hosting England, Wales welcoming Scotland and, in the third game, Ireland taking on France in Paris.
Of course, the clashes between Ireland, Italy and France will have some added spice over the next season as the countries have been drawn to face each other in the pool stages of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
Ireland have a single Sunday date in the 2014 Championship, with afternoon kick-offs for the most part. Their only evening fixture is the game against les Bleus – the 2014 tournament will conclude with a 6pm Paris kick-off for France v Ireland.
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2013 GUINNESS SERIES MATCHES:
Ireland v Samoa, Aviva Stadium, Saturday, November 9 2013, kick-off 5.45pm
Ireland v Australia, Aviva Stadium, Saturday, November 16 2013, kick-off 5.45pm
Ireland v New Zealand, Aviva Stadium, Sunday, November 24 2013, kick-off 2pm
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2014 RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES:
Ireland v Scotland, Aviva Stadium, 3pm, Sunday, February 2, 2014
Ireland v Wales, Aviva Stadium, 2.30pm, Saturday, February 8, 2014
England v Ireland, Twickenham, 4pm, Saturday, February 22, 2014
Ireland v Italy, Aviva Stadium, 2.30pm, Saturday, March 8, 2014
France v Ireland, Stade de France, 6pm local time/5pm Irish time, Saturday, March 15, 2014
Ticket prices and packages will be announced in the coming weeks and will include apriority sale for members of the Irish Rugby Supporters Club. See www.irishrugby.ie for more information.
The Irish Rugby 2013/14 Season Calendar Confirmed
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