2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand

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2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
Coach(es)Eddie O'Sullivan
Tour captain(s)Keith Wood
Top point scorer(s)Brian O'Driscoll (21)
Top try scorer(s)Two players tied with 3
Top test point scorer(s)Andrew Mehrtens (20)
Top test try scorer(s)Leon MacDonald (3)
Summary
P W D L
Total
03 01 00 02
Test match
02 00 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tourThe Americas 2000
Next tourThe South Seas 2003

Touring party[]

Backs[]

Forwards[]

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The matches[]

8 June 2002
New Zealand Divisional XV 3–56  Ireland XV
Pen: Report[4] Tries: David Humphreys
Justin Bishop
Brian O'Driscoll (3)
Girvan Dempsey
Anthony Foley
Mel Deane
Geordan Murphy
Pen:
Cons:
Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru, Wellington
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
15 June 2002
 New Zealand 15–6  Ireland
Try: Howlett, MacDonald
Con: Mehrtens
Pen: Mehrtens
 Report[5] Pen: O'Gara
Drop: O'Driscoll
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Joel Jutge

New Zealand: 15.Leon MacDonald, 14.Doug Howlett, 13.Tana Umaga, 12.Aaron Mauger, 11.Caleb Ralph, 10.Andrew Mehrtens, 9.Justin Marshall, 8.Scott Robertson, 7.Richie McCaw, 6.Reuben Thorne (capt.), 5.Norm Maxwell, 4.Chris Jack, 3.Greg Somerville, 2.Mark Hammett, 1.Dave Hewett, – replacements: Daryl Gibson, Joe McDonnell, Jonah Lomu – No entry : Tom Willis, Taine Randell, Marty Holah, Byron Kelleher

Ireland: 15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.Geordan Murphy, 13.Brian O'Driscoll, 12.John Kelly, 11.Justin Bishop, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Anthony Foley, 7.Keith Gleeson, 6.Simon Easterby, 5.Paul O'Connell, 4.Gary Longwell, 3.John Hayes, 2.Keith Wood (capt.), 1.Reggie Corrigan, – replacements: Malcolm O'Kelly, David Humphreys – No entry: Shane Byrne, Paul Wallace, Alan Quinlan, Guy Easterby, Mel Deane

22 June 2002
 New Zealand 40–8  Ireland
Try: Leon MacDonald (2)
Caleb Ralph
Byron Kelleher
Marty Holah
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
 Report[6] Try: Gary Longwell
Drop: Brian O'Driscoll
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

New Zealand: 15.Leon MacDonald, 14.Jonah Lomu, 13.Mark Robinson, 12.Aaron Mauger, 11.Caleb Ralph, 10.Andrew Mehrtens, 9.Justin Marshall, 8.Scott Robertson, 7.Richie McCaw, 6.Reuben Thorne (capt.), 5.Norm Maxwell, 4.Chris Jack, 3.Greg Somerville, 2.Mark Hammett, 1.Dave Hewett, – replacements: 17.Joe McDonnell, 18.Simon Maling, 19.Marty Holah, 20.Byron Kelleher, 21.Daryl Gibson, 22.Doug Howlett – No entry : Tom Willis

Ireland: 15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.Geordan Murphy, 13.Brian O'Driscoll, 12.John Kelly, 11.Justin Bishop, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Anthony Foley, 7.Keith Gleeson, 6.Simon Easterby, 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Gary Longwell, 3.John Hayes, 2.Keith Wood (capt.), 1.Reggie Corrigan, – replacements: 16.Shane Byrne, 17.Paul Wallace, 18.Leo Cullen, 19.Alan Quinlan yellow card, 21.David Humphreys – No entry: 20.Guy Easterby, 22.Mel Deane

See also[]

  • History of rugby union matches between All Blacks and Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  2. ^ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  3. ^ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Record Win For Ireland in Timaru". Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ^ "No Joy For Ireland". Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Final Test Win For All Blacks". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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