The first of three Test matches in this series will take place at Eden Park in Auckland on July 2, and the next two matches in Dunedin on July 9 and Wellington on July 16.
The Clover XV have beaten the All Blacks three times in their last five meetings -- including a 29-20 win in Dublin in November -- but have lost all 12 Tests they have played in New Zealand .
In addition to these three matches against Ireland, the All Blacks will also play three Rugby Championship matches at home in 2022: August 27 in Christchurch, then September 3 in Hamilton, both times against the Argentine Pumas, then September 24. in Auckland against Australia.
This duel between Wallabies and All Blacks will come a week after the first meeting in Brisbane between the two teams as part of the Bledisloe Cup, a prestigious annual competition between the two rivals, reduced this year due to the pandemic to two matches instead of three.
New Zealand Rugby has also announced a women's four-a-side tournament -- New Zealand, Australia, Canada and USA -- in June, four months before the country hosts the Women's World Cup. .
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