2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia

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2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
Manager Michael Bradley
Tour captain(s) Brian O'Driscoll
Top test point scorer(s) Dan Carter (11)
Top test try scorer(s)6 players tied with 1 try
Summary
PWDL
Total
2002
Test match
2002
Opponent
PWDL
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
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Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
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Tour chronology
Previous tour Argentina 2007
Next tour Canada and USA 2009

The 2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia was a series of matches played in June 2008 in New Zealand and Australia by the Ireland national rugby union team.

Contents

Matches

Saturday 7 June 2008
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg21–11 Ireland  IRFU flag.svg
Try: Sivivatu 14' m
Nonu 61' c
Con: Carter
Pen: Carter (3)		Report [1] Try: P. Wallace 21' m
Pen: O'Gara (2)
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 33,743
Referee: Flag of England.svg Chris White
Mils Muliaina FB15FB Rob Kearney
Anthony Tuitavake W14W Shane Horgan
Conrad Smith C13C Brian O'Driscoll (capt.)
Ma'a Nonu C12C Paddy Wallace
Sitiveni Sivivatu W11W Tommy Bowe
Dan Carter FH10FH Ronan O'Gara
Andy EllisSH9SH Eoin Reddan
Jerome Kaino N88N8 Jamie Heaslip
(capt.) Richie McCaw F7F David Wallace
Rodney So'oialo F6F Denis Leamy
Ali Williams L5L Paul O'Connell
Brad Thorn L4L Donncha O'Callaghan
John Afoa P3P John Hayes
Andrew Hore H2H Jerry Flannery
Neemia Tialata P1P Marcus Horan
Replacements
Sub on.svg Keven Mealamu H16H Rory Best Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg John Schwalger P17P Tony Buckley Sub on.svg
Anthony Boric 18 Mick O'Driscoll
Sub on.svg Adam Thomson F19N8 Shane Jennings Sub on.svg
Jimmy Cowan 20SH Peter Stringer Sub on.svg
Stephen Donald 21FB Geordan Murphy Sub on.svg
Sub on.svg Leon MacDonald P22 Girvan Dempsey
Coaches
Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham Henry Declan Kidney Flag of Ireland.svg
Saturday 14 June 2008
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg18–12 Ireland  IRFU flag.svg
Try: Barnes 6' m
Horwill 21' c
Con: Giteau
Pen: Giteau (2)		Report [2] Try: Leamy 15' c
O'Driscoll 62' m
Con: O'Gara
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 41,700
Referee: Flag of France.svg Christophe Berdos
Cameron Shepherd FB15FB Rob Kearney
Peter Hynes W14W Shane Horgan Sub off.svg 59'
(capt.) Stirling Mortlock C13C Brian O'Driscoll (capt.) Sub off.svg 71'
Berrick Barnes C12C Paddy Wallace
Lote Tuqiri W11W Tommy Bowe
Matt Giteau FH10FH Ronan O'Gara
Sub off.svg 78' Luke Burgess SH9SH Peter Stringer Sub off.svg 51'
Sub off.svg 75' Wycliff Palu N88N8 Jamie Heaslip
George Smith F7F Shane Jennings Sub off.svg 25'
Sub off.svg 70' Rocky Elsom F6F Denis Leamy
Nathan Sharpe L5L Paul O'Connell
James Horwill L4L Donncha O'Callaghan
Sub off.svg 59' Matt Dunning P3P John Hayes Sub off.svg 53'
Sub off.svg 74' Stephen Moore H2H Rory Best Sub off.svg 51'
Benn Robinson P1P Marcus Horan Sub off.svg 74'
Replacements
Sub on.svg 74' Adam Freier H16H Jerry Flannery Sub on.svg 51'
Sub on.svg 59' Al Baxter P17P Tony Buckley Sub on.svg 53'
Sub on.svg 70' Dean Mumm L18 Mick O'Driscoll
Sub on.svg 75' Phil Waugh N819F Stephen Ferris Sub on.svg 25'
Sub on.svg 78' Sam Cordingley SH20SH Eoin Reddan Sub on.svg 51'
Ryan Cross 21W Geordan Murphy Sub on.svg 59'
Sub on.svg Adam Ashley-Cooper 22C Girvan Dempsey Sub on.svg 71'
Coaches
Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Deans Declan Kidney Flag of Ireland.svg

Touring party

Backs

Forwards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The wait goes on as Ireland fail to fill their boots in Wellington". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kearney impresses, but Ireland run out of steam". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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