Ireland and United States first played each other at rugby union in 1994 with Ireland emerging victorious, 26–15 at their home ground, Lansdowne Road, in Dublin.[1] They have played each other eleven times, five times in the United States, five times in Ireland and once at a neutral venue in New Zealand during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[1] Ireland and the US also played each other in the 1999 Rugby World Cup, but the fixture was played at Ireland's home ground.[1] Ireland's 3–83 victory against the USA in June 2000 is their highest score and largest winning margin against any international opponent.[2] Ireland have won all eleven matches played between the teams.[2] In March 1990 an under-25 Ireland side beat at full USA side 12–10 at Thomond Park.[3] Four days prior to competing in their first international test match, a full USA side beat an Ireland Development side 13–20 at the Galway Sportsground on 1 November 1994.[3]

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overview

Details Played Won by
 Ireland 		Won by
 United States 		Drawn Ireland points US
points
In Ireland 5 5 0 0 262 53
In US 5 5 0 0 205 62
Neutral venue 1 1 0 0 22 10
Overall 11 11 0 0 489 125

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance Report
1 5 November 1994 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 26–15  Ireland [4]
2 6 January 1996 Life College, Marietta, Georgia 18–25  Ireland [5]
3 2 October 1999 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 53–8  Ireland 1999 Rugby World Cup 30,000 [6]
4 10 June 2000 Singer Family Park, Manchester, New Hampshire 3–83  Ireland 2000 Ireland tour [7]
5 20 November 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 55–6  Ireland 2004 November Tests 38,376 [8]
6 31 May 2009 Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, California 10–27  Ireland 2009 Ireland tour 10,000 [9]
7 11 September 2011 Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth, New Zealand 22–10  Ireland 2011 Rugby World Cup 20,823 [10]
8 7 June 2013 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston 12–15  Ireland 2013 Ireland tour 20,181 [11]
9 10 June 2017 Red Bull Arena, New Jersey 19–55  Ireland 2017 Ireland tour 22,370 [12]
10 24 November 2018 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 57–14  Ireland 2018 November Tests 51,000 [13]
11 10 July 2021 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 71–10  Ireland 2021 July Tests 6,000 [14]

XV Results

Below is a list of matches that the United States has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Ireland did not award caps.

Date Venue Score Winner Comments Attendance Report
9 September 1989 Downing Stadium, Randalls and Wards Islands, New York City, United States 7–32  Ireland Not classed as a full international by Ireland who fielded an Ireland XV [15]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Statistics". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Irish forge strong link with rugby in America". Irish Times. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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  5. ^ "IRELAND TOUR - Atlanta, 6 January 1996, 12:00 local, 17:00 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Ireland breeze past USA". espnscrum. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Pacey Irish romp to a record 13-try win". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  8. ^ "USA sunk by Irish surge". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  9. ^ "USA 10-27 Ireland". RTE. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Ireland ground Eagles for opening win". espnscrum. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Ian Madigan kicks Ireland to victory". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Ireland Conquer Eagles in New Jersey". americas rugby news. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Friendly 2018". espnscrum. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Baloucoune wonder try sparks Ireland to life as they put 71 points on USA". the42. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  15. ^ "IRELAND XV TOUR - New York, 9 September 1989, 16:00 local, 20:00 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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