2010 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
Coach(es)Declan Kidney
Tour captain(s)Brian O'Driscoll
Top point scorer(s)Johnny Sexton (40)
Top try scorer(s)5 players with 1 try
Top test point scorer(s)Johnny Sexton (17)
Top test try scorer(s)4 players with 1 try
Summary
P W D L
Total
03 00 00 03
Test match
02 00 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
1 0 0 1
 New Zealand
1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourCanada and USA 2009
Next tourNew Zealand 2012

Ireland toured New Zealand and Australia in June 2010, playing a Test match against the All Blacks and the Wallabies. They also played the New Zealand Māori in Rotorua.

Touring squad

Ireland named a 34-man squad for their tour to New Zealand and Australia in June 2010. Rory Best and Paul O'Connell were both ruled out due to injury and replaced by John Fogarty and Ed O'Donoghue. Kevin McLaughlin was also ruled out and was replaced by Niall Ronan. Keith Earls had to pull out of the squad and was replaced by Gavin Duffy. Fergus McFadden was ruled out of the tour and was replaced by Johne Murphy. Damien Varley was called up to the squad as cover for Jerry Flannery.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Seán Cronin Hooker (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 24) 2 Ireland Connacht
Jerry Flannery Hooker (1978-10-17)17 October 1978 (aged 31) 36 Ireland Munster
John Fogarty Hooker (1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 32) 0 Ireland Leinster
Damien Varley Hooker (1983-10-29)29 October 1983 (aged 26) 0 Ireland Munster
Tony Buckley Prop (1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 29) 17 Ireland Munster
Tom Court Prop (1980-11-06)6 November 1980 (aged 29) 7 Ireland Ulster
John Hayes Prop (1973-11-02)2 November 1973 (aged 36) 102 Ireland Munster
Cian Healy Prop (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 22) 7 Ireland Leinster
Marcus Horan Prop (1977-09-09)9 September 1977 (aged 32) 66 Ireland Munster
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock (1979-03-24)24 March 1979 (aged 31) 61 Ireland Munster
Ed O'Donoghue Lock (1982-06-24)24 June 1982 (aged 27) 0 Ireland Ulster
Mick O'Driscoll Lock (1978-10-08)8 October 1978 (aged 31) 17 Ireland Munster
Dan Tuohy Lock (1985-06-18)18 June 1985 (aged 24) 0 Ireland Ulster
Shane Jennings Flanker (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 28) 7 Ireland Leinster
John Muldoon Flanker (1982-11-30)30 November 1982 (aged 27) 2 Ireland Connacht
Niall Ronan Flanker (1982-09-14)14 September 1982 (aged 27) 2 Ireland Munster
David Wallace Flanker (1976-07-08)8 July 1976 (aged 33) 62 Ireland Munster
Jamie Heaslip Number 8 (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 26) 26 Ireland Leinster
Chris Henry Number 8 (1984-10-17)17 October 1984 (aged 25) 0 Ireland Ulster
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half (1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 26) 16 Ireland Munster
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 29) 20 Ireland Leinster
Peter Stringer Scrum-half (1977-12-13)13 December 1977 (aged 32) 91 Ireland Munster
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half (1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 33) 98 Ireland Munster
Johnny Sexton Fly-half (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 24) 6 Ireland Leinster
Gordon D'Arcy Centre (1980-02-10)10 February 1980 (aged 30) 48 Ireland Leinster
Gavin Duffy Centre (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 (aged 28) 10 Ireland Connacht
Brian O'Driscoll (c) Centre (1979-01-21)21 January 1979 (aged 31) 101 Ireland Leinster
Paddy Wallace Centre (1979-08-27)27 August 1979 (aged 30) 21 Ireland Ulster
Tommy Bowe Wing (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 26) 30 Wales Ospreys
Shane Horgan Wing (1978-07-18)18 July 1978 (aged 31) 65 Ireland Leinster
Johne Murphy Wing (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 25) 0 Ireland Munster
Andrew Trimble Wing (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 25) 27 Ireland Ulster
Rob Kearney Fullback (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 24) 23 Ireland Leinster
Geordan Murphy Fullback (1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 32) 66 England Leicester

Coaching and management

Position Name
Head Coach Declan Kidney
Team Manager Paul McNaughton

Matches

12 June 2010
New Zealand 66–28Ireland 
Try: Smith (2) 10', 47'
Read 21'
Franks 27'
Cowan (2) 30', 33'
Whitelock (2) 50', 78'
Tialata 65'
Con: Carter (7/7)
Weepu (2/2)
Pen: Carter (1/1)		Report[1]Try: Dan Tuohy 36'
O'Driscoll 54'
Bowe 60'
D'Arcy 75'
Con: O'Gara (3/3)
Sexton (1/1)
Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
18 June 2010
New Zealand Māori31–28Ireland XV Ireland
Try: Gear
Sweeney
Lowe
Con: McAlister (1/3)
Ripia (1/1)
Pen: McAlister (3/3)
Ripia (1/1)		Report[2]Try: Wallace
Con: Sexton (1/1)
Pen:Sexton (7/8)
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
26 June 2010
Australia 22–15Ireland 
Try: Burgess 17'
Cooper 39'
Pen: Quade Cooper (2) 12', 33'
Matt Giteau (2) 52', 61'		Report[3]Pen: Sexton (5) 2', 9', 22', 29', 35'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 45,498
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Irish Rugby : All Blacks Dominate Against 14-Man Ireland". 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "New Zealand Maori 31-28 Ireland". 18 June 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via BBC News.
  3. ^ "Australia 22-15 Ireland". 26 June 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via BBC News.
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