2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan

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2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan
ManagerNiall O'Donovan
Tour captain(s) David Humphreys
Top test point scorer(s) David Humphreys (25)
Top test try scorer(s) Frankie Sheahan (3)
Summary
PWDL
Total
02020000
Test match
02020000
Opponent
PWDL
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2 2 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour South Africa 2004
Next tour New Zealand & Australia 2006

2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan. Eleven Ireland players, including their captain Brian O'Driscoll, plus their coach Eddie O'Sullivan were included in the British & Irish Lions squad for their tour of New Zealand. As a result, the Ireland squad for this tour featured nine previously uncapped players and an interim coach.

Contents

Touring party

Backs

(*) = international test debuts

Forwards

(*) = international test debuts

[1]

Matches

12 June 2005
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg12–44IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pen: Morita 4Report [2] Try: Best, Bowe
Maggs, Sheahan
Con: Humphreys, Staunton 2
Pen: Humphreys 2, Staunton 4
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Japan: 15. Goshi Tachikawa, 14. Daisuke Ohata Yellow card.svg, 13. Reuben Parkinson, 12. Yukio Motoki, 11. Hiroki Mizuno, 10. Kyohei Morita, 9. Wataru Murata, 8. Takuro Miuchi (c), 7. Ryota Asano Inose, 6. Hare Makiri, 5. Jamie Washington, 4. Takanori Kumagae, 3. Ryo Yamamura, 2. Ken Tsukagoshi, 1.Hiroshi Takahashi – Replacements: 17. Kenji Kasai, 18. Shigeyasu Takagi, 19. Hitoshi Ono, 20. Shota Goto, 21. Tomoaki Nakai, 22. Teppei Tomioka – Unused: 16. Masakazu Nakabayashi
Ireland: 15. Girvan Dempsey, 14. Tommy Bowe, 13. Gavin Duffy, 12. Kevin Maggs, 11. Anthony Horgan, 10. David Humphreys (c), 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Roger Wilson, 7. Johnny O'Connor, 6. Alan Quinlan, 5. Matt McCullough, 4. Leo Cullen, 3. Simon Best, 2. Frankie Sheahan, 1. Marcus Horan – Replacements: 16. Bernard Jackman, 17. Reggie Corrigan, 18. Trevor Hogan, 19. Eric Miller, 20. Kieran Campbell, 21. Jeremy Staunton, 22. David Quinlan

19 June 2005
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg18–47IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Ohata 2
Con: Hirose
Pen: Hirose 2		Report [3] Try: Dempsey, Duffy 2
Humphreys, Sheahan 2
Wallace
Con: Humphreys 6
Chichibu, Tokyo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Japan: 15. Goshi Tachikawa, 14. Daisuke Ohata, 13. Reuben Parkinson, 12. Yukio Motoki, 11. Hirotoki Onozawa, 10. Keiji Hirose, 9. Wataru Murata, 8. Takuro Miuchi (c), 7. Ryota Asano Inose, 6. Hare Makiri, 5. Takanori Kumagae, 4. Hajime Kiso, 3. Ryo Yamamura, 2. Masakazu Nakabayashi, 1. Shigeyasu Takagi Yellow card.svg – Replacements: 16. Ken Tsukagoshi, 17. Kenji Kasai, 18. Tomoaki Nakai, 19. Takeomi Ito, 20. Shota Goto, 21. Teppei Tomioka, 22. Ayumu Goromaru
Ireland: 15. Girvan Dempsey, 14. Tommy Bowe, 13. Gavin Duffy, 12. David Quinlan, 11. Anthony Horgan, 10. David Humphreys (c), 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Eric Miller, 7. David Wallace, 6. Denis Leamy, 5. Matt McCullough, 4. Leo Cullen, 3. Simon Best, 2. Frankie Sheahan, 1. Marcus Horan – Replacements: 16. Bernard Jackman, 17. Reggie Corrigan, 18. Trevor Hogan, 19. Alan Quinlan, 20. Kieran Campbell, 21. Jeremy Staunton, 22. Kieran Lewis

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References

  1. ↑ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "Ireland Claim Four-Try Win Over Japan". Ireland Rugby. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ireland End Season On Winning Note". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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