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Ireland's first Test in New Zealand for a decade will take place in Auckland on July 2, the opening match of three highly-anticipated clashes against the All Blacks announced on Tuesday. new zealand v ireland rugby

New Zealand Rugby confirmed the three-Test series will begin at Eden Park on Saturday, July 2, followed by Tests in Dunedin on July 9 and Wellington on July 16.

Ireland have toppled the All Blacks in three of their last five meetings, including an emphatic 29-20 win in Dublin in November.

However, the Irish have lost all 12 Tests they have played in New Zealand.

NZR revealed a full schedule of home fixtures for 2022 after two Covid-19 disrupted seasons.

There will be three Rugby Championship Tests in New Zealand in 2022 -- two against Argentina and a Bledisloe Cup match against Australia.

The All Blacks will face Argentina in Christchurch on Saturday, August 27 and again a week later in Hamilton.

Australia travel to Eden Park, Auckland, on September 24 just a week after the trans-Tasman rivals lock horns in Brisbane in the first of two Bledisloe Cup encounters this year, reduced from three because of pandemic-related travel difficulties. Watch ABs vs Ire Rugby

The remaining Rugby Championship fixtures featuring Australia, South Africa and Argentina are still to be confirmed.

It was also announced that New Zealand's Black Ferns will host a four-nation women's tournament in June, four months before the country hosts the World Cup.

The Pacific Four tournament will feature round-robin matches between New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United States.

“The All Blacks have a big season ahead with the Steinlager Series against Ireland and a tough Rugby Championship schedule,” Robinson said in a statement on Tuesday.

I know Foz [All Blacks head coach Ian Foster] and the team can’t wait for the season to kick off and I’m sure fans feel the same way.

We have not hosted Ireland since 2012 and Argentina have not played here since 2018, so we cannot wait to welcome two great rugby rivals and their fans to our country.

Meanwhile, NZR also announced four home fixtures for the Black Ferns in the lead-up to their World Cup campaign in New Zealand later this year.

The Black Ferns will play their first test on Kiwi shores since 2019 when they host Australia at a yet-to-be confirmed venue in the opening match of the Pacific Four Series on June 6.

That match, the first to be played by the Black Ferns under the guidance of new director of rugby Wayne Smith and his assistants Whitney Hansen and Wesley Clarke, will be followed by a clash against Canada at Trusts Arena in Auckland on June 12.

New Zealand’s third and final test of the series will be against the United States at Semenoff Stadium in Whangarei on June 18.

The Black Ferns will also host the first of two Laurie O’Reilly Series tests against the Wallaroos at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch on August 20, with the second to be staged in Australia.

All of those fixtures precede a World Cup campaign that kicks-off for the Black Ferns against Australia at Eden Park in Auckland on October 8. All Blacks vs Ireland Rugby 2022

It has been a long time since the Black Ferns played a test in Aotearoa and the Pacific Four gives New Zealander’s the opportunity to get excited about women’s rugby in the build-up to the Rugby World Cup and to get behind their team in what is a huge year for the women’s game, Robinson said.

All Blacks 2022 home Tests schedule:

July 2 NZ All Blacks vs Ireland, Auckland

July 9 NZ All Blacks vs Ireland, Dunedin

July 16 NZ All Blacks vs Ireland, Wellington