TLA Worldwide plc announced that it has been appointed by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) as their partner to manage and deliver their 125th anniversary match in November this year. The match will see current World Champions, the All Blacks, celebrate the 125th anniversary of NZR with a special commemorative game against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday the 4th of November, for the opening game of their 2017 end-of-year Northern Tour. It will be the first time the All Blacks have returned to Twickenham since winning the Rugby World Cup in 2015. As the event agency, TLA's role will be to organise and deliver all aspects of the match, and it is a continuation of a strong working relationship between the two organisations. Previous matches organised by TLA in partnership with New Zealand Rugby include the two sell out All Blacks matches in Chicago, against the USA in 2014 and Ireland in 2016.