1997 Ireland A rugby union tour of Oceania

1997 Ireland A rugby union tour of Oceania
Summary	P W D L
Total	07 01 00 06
Test match	01 00 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
Western Samoa	1 0 0 1

The 1997 Ireland rugby union tour of Oceania was a series of matches played in May in June 1997 in New Zealand and Samoa by the Ireland A national rugby union team, while the best Irish players where involved in the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
North Auckland	16	69	22 May 1997	Whāngarei [4]
NZ Academy	15	74	26 May 1997	North Harbour Stadium, Albany [1]
Bay of Plenty	39	52	29 May 1997	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua [5]
Thames Valley	38	12	1 June 1997	Paeroa [6]
King Country	26	32	6 June 1997	Owen Delany Park Taupō [7]
NZ Maori XV	10	41	10 June 1997	Palmerston North [8]
Samoa XV	25	57	14 June 1997	Apia [9]

References

Mick Cleary, ed. (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998–99. Headline. ISBN   0-7472-7653-6.

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