The Irish rugby squad spent their down day visiting some of the sporting sights of Chicago ahead of this weekend's game against Italy at Soldier Field.
Players first visited the MB Ice Arena, the practice home of NHL team, the Chicago Blackhawks.
Josh van der Flier and Bundee Aki in the Chicago Blackhawks dressing room
Bundee Aki meets Blackhawks player Connor Murphy
Garry Ringrose shoots a puck
Later in the evening, players visited the United Center to see the Chicago Bulls play the Denver Nuggets.
Ireland forward, Tadhg Beirne, saw some time on the court, taking part in one of the half-time events.
I’m taking a half court shot at the @chicagobulls game tonight 😳 getting nervous 😅
— Tadhg Beirne (@longdogbeirne) October 31, 2018
Though, it was not the task which was initially sold to him.
Some players, like Andrew Porter, went mad on the merchandise.
Photos by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile and Videos via the Irish Rugby Instagram account and Tadhg Beirne's Instagram account
