I forgot to brag about this, but Ireland beat the New Zealand All-Blacks quite convincingly on November 6th in Chicago — for the first time in 111 years.
If you want to watch this (as I am doing right now) and see just how popular rugby can be in the United States? Check this out… that’s Soldier Field packed to the gills.
New Zealand responded to this loss with a 68-10 drubbing of Italy this week, as Ireland beat Canada in a stunner. The two teams will now head to Dublin on 19 November for a final match.