Good evening and welcome to another Independent.ie live blog as Ireland welcome the challenge of New Zealand for the first of four Autumn Nations Series test matches this November. My name is Ultán Corcoran, and I will be guiding you through all the action as it unfolds in front of us.
The Aviva Stadium marks the venue for this fixture with a sold-out crowd confirmed months ago when tickets first went on sale. Kick-off is scheduled for 8.10 pm and the game is being televised on Virgin Media One, the Virgin Media player, and TNT Sports 1. All pre-match build-up got underway on both channels at 7pm.