Ireland will take on the Barbarians at Munster's Thomond Park ground in Limerick on June 4 next year the IRFU confirmed.
Jamie Roberts hopes his role in the Barbarians second ever victory over NZ will help his Dad come to terms with missing a match billed as the greatest of all time.
Barbarians captain Victor Matfield was delighted with his side's 25-18 win over New Zealand before a 63,554 crowd at HQ.
Man-of-the-match Bryan Habana hailed the Barbarians' spirit on Saturday after they defeated New Zealand 25-18 at Twickenham.
New Zealand ended 2009 on a low point on Saturday as a Bryan Habana hat-trick-inspired Barbarians beat them 25-18 at Twickenham.
In an exclusive interview, Planet Rugby chatted to Drew Mitchell about facing the All Blacks at HQ and those moustaches.
There is one final assignment this calendar year for New Zealand - and an HQ win over the Barbarians would be a great way to end 2009.
For rugby fans of a certain age the Barbarians' 23-11 win over New Zealand in Cardiff in 1973 remains, quite simply, the greatest game they've seen.
Richie McCaw is all set to put his body on the line one last time in 2009 when he leads New Zealand against the Baa-baas on Saturday.
NZ coach Graham Henry has challenged his reserve players to finish the All Blacks' turbulent year on a high by beating a strong Baa-Baas XV.
Barbarians winger Bryan Habana has insisted that his Twickenham team-mates are centred on toppling New Zealand this Saturday.
Springbok lock Victor Matfield will lead an impressive Barbarians outfit when they face New Zealand at Twickenham this Saturday.
NZ captain Richie McCaw will lead a second-string side in Saturday's season-ending match against the Barbarians at Twickenham.
England were taught a harsh first-half lesson in running rugby at Twickenham as the Barbarians held on for an 33-26 victory on Saturday.
The Scarlets celebrated the official opening of their new stadium by beating the Barbarians 40-24.