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Ireland 17-18 New Zealand. 21:13, Lawrence Ostlere. 51 min: Ireland steal the ball! They go flying up the pitch with James Lowe, but it all breaks down in the All Blacks’ 22 where an Irish ball ...
The original stadium, owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union, was built in 1872, and so the venue continues to hold the distinction as the oldest still in use for international rugby. In 1878 the ground hosted its first rugby Test, with Ireland playing host to the English (the first representative rugby match had taken place prior to the Test, a game between Ulster and Leinster).
England and Ireland have played rugby union internationals against each other since 1875, with England winning the first match at The Oval, London by two goals to nil. (A points scoring system was not used in rugby at the time.) The two teams have played a total of 142 Test matches with England winning 81 of them, Ireland 53, and 8 resulting in ...
The Irish Rugby Football Union ( IRFU) ( Irish: Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland ). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where adult men's Irish rugby union international matches are played.
Ireland began their 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign on the back of four defeats in a series of warm-up tests in August, with a 22–10 victory over the United States in New Plymouth on 11 September. Failing to secure a bonus point against world cup minnows the United States, a team ranked far below Ireland, this was an unconvincing win.
Ireland and Scotland have played each other at rugby union in 142 matches, with Ireland winning 71 times, Scotland winning 66 times and five matches drawn. [1] Since 1989, the teams have competed for the Centenary Quaich during the Six Nations Championship .
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 57: 19 October 2003 Ireland 64–7 Namibia: Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia: 55: 6 November 2021 Ireland 60–5 Japan: Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 8 November 2008 Ireland 55–0 Canada: Thomond Park, Limerick, Republic of Ireland 30 August 2003 Ireland 61–6 Italy
Ireland and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1882. A total of 135 matches have been played, with Wales winning 70 matches, Ireland winning 58 matches and seven matches drawn. [1] [2] The two sides have met three times at the Rugby World Cup, with Wales winning two and Ireland winning one of those encounters. [3]