2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia

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2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
ManagerMichael 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
P W D L
Total
02 00 00 02
Test match
02 00 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
1 0 0 1
 Australia
1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourArgentina 2007
Next tourCanada and USA 2009
Main article: 2008 mid-year rugby union tests

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 Ireland national rugby union team.

Matches[]

Saturday 7 June 2008
New Zealand  21–11 Ireland 
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: England Chris White
Mils Muliaina FB 15 FB Rob Kearney
Anthony Tuitavake W 14 W Shane Horgan
Conrad Smith C 13 C Brian O'Driscoll (capt.)
Ma'a Nonu C 12 C Paddy Wallace
Sitiveni Sivivatu W 11 W Tommy Bowe
Dan Carter FH 10 FH Ronan O'Gara
Andy Ellis SH 9 SH Eoin Reddan
Jerome Kaino N8 8 N8 Jamie Heaslip
(capt.) Richie McCaw F 7 F David Wallace
Rodney So'oialo F 6 F Denis Leamy
Ali Williams L 5 L Paul O'Connell
Brad Thorn L 4 L Donncha O'Callaghan
John Afoa P 3 P John Hayes
Andrew Hore H 2 H Jerry Flannery
Neemia Tialata P 1 P Marcus Horan
Replacements
Substituted in Keven Mealamu H 16 H Rory Best Substituted in
Substituted in John Schwalger P 17 P Tony Buckley Substituted in
Anthony Boric 18 Mick O'Driscoll
Substituted in Adam Thomson F 19 N8 Shane Jennings Substituted in
Jimmy Cowan 20 SH Peter Stringer Substituted in
Stephen Donald 21 FB Geordan Murphy Substituted in
Substituted in Leon MacDonald P 22 Girvan Dempsey
Coaches
New Zealand Graham Henry Declan Kidney Ireland
Saturday 14 June 2008
Australia  18–12 Ireland 
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: France Christophe Berdos
Cameron Shepherd FB 15 FB Rob Kearney
Peter Hynes W 14 W Shane Horgan Substituted off 59'
(capt.) Stirling Mortlock C 13 C Brian O'Driscoll (capt.) Substituted off 71'
Berrick Barnes C 12 C Paddy Wallace
Lote Tuqiri W 11 W Tommy Bowe
Matt Giteau FH 10 FH Ronan O'Gara
Substituted off 78' Luke Burgess SH 9 SH Peter Stringer Substituted off 51'
Substituted off 75' Wycliff Palu N8 8 N8 Jamie Heaslip
George Smith F 7 F Shane Jennings Substituted off 25'
Substituted off 70' Rocky Elsom F 6 F Denis Leamy
Nathan Sharpe L 5 L Paul O'Connell
James Horwill L 4 L Donncha O'Callaghan
Substituted off 59' Matt Dunning P 3 P John Hayes Substituted off 53'
Substituted off 74' Stephen Moore H 2 H Rory Best Substituted off 51'
Benn Robinson P 1 P Marcus Horan Substituted off 74'
Replacements
Substituted in 74' Adam Freier H 16 H Jerry Flannery Substituted in 51'
Substituted in 59' Al Baxter P 17 P Tony Buckley Substituted in 53'
Substituted in 70' Dean Mumm L 18 Mick O'Driscoll
Substituted in 75' Phil Waugh N8 19 F Stephen Ferris Substituted in 25'
Substituted in 78' Sam Cordingley SH 20 SH Eoin Reddan Substituted in 51'
Ryan Cross 21 W Geordan Murphy Substituted in 59'
Substituted in Adam Ashley-Cooper 22 C Girvan Dempsey Substituted in 71'
Coaches
New Zealand Robbie Deans Declan Kidney Ireland

Touring Party[]

Backs[]

  • Isaac Boss (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)
  • Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
  • Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College RFC/Leinster)
  • Ian Dowling (Shannon RFC/Munster)
  • Gavin Duffy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
  • Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)
  • Shane Horgan (Boyne RFC/Leinster)
  • Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
  • Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers)
  • Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster)
  • Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
  • Eoin Reddan (London Wasps)
  • Peter Stringer (Shannon RFC/Munster)
  • Paddy Wallace (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)

Forwards[]

  • Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
  • Tony Buckley (Shannon RFC/Munster)
  • Jerry Flannery (Shannon RFC/Munster)
  • John Hayes (Bruff RFC/Munster)
  • Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf RFC/Leinster)
  • Bernard Jackman (Clontarf RFC/Leinster)
  • Marcus Horan (Shannon RFC/Munster)
  • Shane Jennings (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster)

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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