1994 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia

1994 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia
1994 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia
Top test point scorer(s)	Michael Lynagh (30)
Top test try scorer(s)	Ilie Tabua Tamanivalu(2)
Summary
P	W
Total
08	02
Test match
02	00
Opponent
P	W
Australia
2	0
Tour chronology
Previous tour	New Zealand 1992
Next tour	South Africa 1998

1994 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia. The Ireland national rugby union team embarked on their second tour of Australia, having previously visited in 1979. Both Jonathan Bell and Keith Wood made their senior international debuts in the first Test.^[1]

Non-International Games[]

Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
Western Australia	64	8	18 May 1994	WACA Ground, Perth^[2]
New South Wales	18	55	22 May 1994	Concord Oval, Sydney^[2]
Australian Capital Territory	9	22	25 May 1994	Manuka Oval, Canberra^[2]
Queensland	26	29	29 May 1994	Ballymore, Brisbane^[2]
Australian XV	9	57	1 June 1994	Kruttschnitt Oval, Mount Isa^[2]
New South Wales Country	20	18	8 June 1994	Oakes Oval, Lismore^[2]

Test matches[]

5 June 1994

Australia	33–13	Ireland
Tries: Matt Burke David Campese Michael Lynagh Damian Smith Ilie Tabua Tamanivalu Con:Michael Lynagh Pen: Michael Lynagh (2)	Report^[3]	Tries: Paddy Johns Con: Eric Elwood Pen: Eric Elwood Conor O'Shea

Ballymore, Brisbane
Attendance: 26,545
Referee: J Dume (France)

11 June 1994

Australia	32–18	Ireland
Tries: Dan Herbert Ilie Tabua Tamanivalu David Wilson Con:Michael Lynagh Pen: Michael Lynagh (5)	Report^[4]	Tries: Peter Clohessy Neil Francis Con: Conor O'Shea Pen: Conor O'Shea Drop Goal Conor O'Shea

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 37,239
Referee: J Dume (France)

Touring party[]

Tour Manager: F. Sowman
Team Manager: Gerry Murphy
Assistant Manager: L. Butler
Technical Adviser: Willie Anderson
Captain: Michael Bradley

Backs[]

Jonathan Bell (Ballymena/Loughborough College)
Michael Bradley (Cork Constitution)
Phil Danaher (Garryowen)
Eric Elwood (Lansdowne)
Maurice Field (Malone)
Simon Geoghegan (London Irish)
Niall Hogan (Terenure College)

Forwards[]

Shane Byrne (Blackrock College)
Peter Clohessy (Young Munster)
David Corkery (Cork Constitution)
Victor Costello (St Mary's College)
W.M. Cronin (Garryowen)
Jeremy Davidson (Dungannon)
John Fitzgerald (Young Munster)
Neil Francis (Old Belvedere)
Gabriel Fulcher (Cork Constitution)
Mick Galwey (Shannon)

Gary Halpin (London Irish)
P.J. Hogan (Garryowen)
Paddy Johns (Dungannon)
Terry Kingston (Dolphin)
Denis McBride (Malone)
Brian Robinson (Ballymena)
Paul Soden (Cork Constitution)
R.K. Wilson (Instonians)
Keith Wood (Garryowen)

References[]

^ www.irishrugby.ie
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Ireland Rugby tours". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ "IRELAND TOUR - Brisbane, 5 June 1994". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
^ "IRELAND TOUR - Sydney, 11 June 1994". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

Stephen Jones, ed. (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995–96. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7816-4.

[1] www.irishrugby.ie

[1992-99-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Ireland Rugby tours". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[AUS_IRE_94_1st_test-3] "IRELAND TOUR - Brisbane, 5 June 1994". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[AUS_IRE_94_2nd_test-4] "IRELAND TOUR - Sydney, 11 June 1994". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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