2003 Ireland rugby union tour of The South Seas
2003 Ireland rugby union tour of The South Seas | |||||
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Coach(es) | Eddie O'Sullivan | ||||
Top test point scorer(s) | Ronan O'Gara (45) | ||||
Top test try scorer(s) | John Kelly (3) | ||||
Summary |
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Opponent |
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Australia |
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Tonga |
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Western Samoa |
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Tour chronology | |||||
Previous tour | New Zealand 2002 | ||||
Next tour | South Africa 2004 |
2003 Ireland rugby union tour of the South Seas. Eddie O'Sullivan initially selected a squad of 41 players for the Ireland national rugby union team 2003 summer tour. Keith Wood also travelled with the tour party as an additional player for training purposes.[1] However Rob Henderson, Denis Hickie and Anthony Foley all subsequently withdrew due to injuries[2][3] and Frankie Sheahan had to return home after testing positive for Salbutamol.[4] Aiden McCullen and Mike Mullins were both then called up as replacements. Mark McHugh marked his senior international debut with a try against Tonga while McCullen and Anthony Horgan made their senior international debuts against Samoa. In the same game, Ronan O'Gara gave a man of the match performance, scoring 32 of Ireland's 40 points.
Touring party[]
- Manager: Eddie O'Sullivan
- Captains: David Humphreys and Reggie Corrigan
Backs[]
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Forwards[]
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Matches[]
Australia[]
7 June 2003
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Australia | 45–16 | Ireland |
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Try: Flatley, Gregan 2 S Kefu, Latham 1 penalty try |
Report[5] | Try: J Kelly Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys 2, O'Gara |
Australia: Team, 15.Chris Latham, 14.Wendell Sailor, 13.Morgan Turinui, 12., 11.Joe Roff, 10.Elton Flatley, 7.George Gregan (capt), 6.Bill Young, 5.Jeremy Paul, 4.Patricio Noriega, 3.David Giffin, 2.Nathan Sharpe, 1.David Lyons, 9.George Smith, – replacements: 16.Brendan Cannon, 17.Ben Darwin, 18.Dan Vickerman, 19.Phil Waugh, 20.Chris Whitaker, 21.Nathan Grey, 22.Lote Tuqiri
Ireland: Team, 15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.James Topping, 13.Geordan Murphy, 12.Kevin Maggs, 11.John Kelly, 10.David Humphreys (capt.), 7.Keith Gleeson, 6.Alan Quinlan, 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Gary Longwell, 3.Reggie Corrigan, 2.Shane Byrne, 1.Marcus Horan, 9.Peter Stringer, – replacements: 17.Emmet Byrne, 18.Paul O'Connell, 21.Ronan O'Gara – No entry: 16.Paul Shields, 19.Eric Miller, 20.Guy Easterby, 22.Tyrone Howe
Tonga[]
14 June 2003
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Tonga | 19–40 | Ireland |
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Try: Hola 2 Pen: Hola 3 |
Report[6][7] | Try: Bell, Easterby 2, J Kelly 2, McHugh Con: O'Gara 2 Pen: O'Gara 2 |
Tonga: Gus Leger, 14.Pierre Hola, 13.Johnny Ngauamo, 12.John Payne, 11., 10., 9.David Palu, 8.Tonga Lea'aetoa, 7., 6.Hemani Lavaka, 5.Milton Ngauamo, 4.Nisifolo Naufahu, 3.Inoke Afeaki (capt), 2.Stanley Afeaki, 1., – replacements: 16.Ephraim Taukafa, 17.Kisi Pulu, 18.Viliami Vaki, 21. – No entry : 19.Benhur Kivalu, 20., 22.Tevita Tu'ifua
Ireland: 15.Mark McHugh, 14.John Kelly, 13.Mike Mullins, 12.Jonathan Bell, 11.Tyrone Howe, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Guy Easterby, 8.Eric Miller, 7.Kieron Dawson, 6.Simon Easterby, 5.Paul O'Connell, 4.Leo Cullen, 3.Reggie Corrigan (capt), 2.Shane Byrne, 1.Justin Fitzpatrick, – replacements: 17.Simon Best, 18.Donncha O'Callaghan, 19.David Wallace, 22.Gordon D'Arcy – No entry: 16.Paul Shields, 20.Brian O'Meara, 21.Paul Burke
Samoa[]
20 June 2003
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Western Samoa | 14–40 | Ireland |
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Try: Fanu'atanu, Va'a Con: Va'a 2 |
Report[8][9] | Try: Miller, O'Gara 2 Con: O'Gara 2 Pen: Burke, O'Gara 5 Drop: O'Gara |
Samoa: Fa'atonu Fili, 14.Lome Fa'atau, 13.Dale Rasmussen, 12.Brian Lima, 11., 10.Earl Va'a, 9.Denning Tyrell, 8., 7.Trevor Leota, 6.Jeremy Tomuli, 5.Opeta Palepoi, 4.Kitiona Viliamu, 3.Leo Lafaiali'i, 2.Maurie Fa'asavalu, 1.Semo Sititi (capt), – replacements: 16.Jonathan Meredith, 17.Tamato Leupolu, 18., 20.Steve So'oialo, 21. – No entry : 19., 22.Dom Feau'nati
Ireland: 15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.John Kelly, 13.Mike Mullins, 12.Jonathan Bell, 11.Anthony Horgan, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Guy Easterby, 8.Eric Miller, 7.Aidan McCullen, 6.Simon Easterby, 5.Paul O'Connell, 4.Leo Cullen, 3.Reggie Corrigan (capt), 2.Shane Byrne, 1.Marcus Horan, – replacements: 16.Paul Burke, 17.Gordon D'Arcy, 18.Donncha O'Callaghan, 19.Paul Shields, 20.Emmet Byrne, 21.Brian O'Meara, 22.David Wallace
References[]
- ^ "Wood And Two Wallaces Included in Tour Squad". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ^ "Hickie Out Of Tour Squad". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "Foley Out of Summer Tour". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "Sheahan Returns From Australia". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "Aussie Win In The Subiaco". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "Irish Hit Tonga For Six". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "IRELAND TOUR - Nuku A'lofa, 14 June 2003". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "O'Gara The Star in Irish Victory". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "Impressive Finish To Tour". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
See also[]
- 2003 rugby union tours
- Ireland national rugby union team tours of Australia
- Rugby union tours of Tonga
- Rugby union tours of Samoa
- 2002–03 in Irish rugby union
- 2003 in Australian rugby union
- 2003 in Oceanian rugby union
- 2003 in Tongan rugby union
- 2003 in Samoan rugby union