2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia

2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
Summary	P W D L
Total	2 0 0 2
Test match	2 0 0 2
Opponent	P W D L
New Zealand	1 0 0 1
Australia	1 0 0 1

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	Try: P. Wallace 21' m Pen: O'Gara (2)

Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 33,743 Referee: 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
Keven Mealamu	H	16	H	Rory Best
John Schwalger	P	17	P	Tony Buckley
Anthony Boric		18		Mick O'Driscoll
Adam Thomson	F	19	N8	Shane Jennings
Jimmy Cowan		20	SH	Peter Stringer
Stephen Donald		21	FB	Geordan Murphy
Leon MacDonald	P	22		Girvan Dempsey
		Coaches
Graham Henry				Declan Kidney

Saturday 14 June 2008

Australia	18–12	Ireland
Try: Barnes 6' m Horwill 21' c Con: Giteau Pen: Giteau (2)	report	Try: Leamy 15' c O'Driscoll 62' m Con: O'Gara

Telstra Dome, Melbourne Attendance: 41,700 Referee: Christophe Berdos

Cameron Shepherd	FB	15	FB	Rob Kearney
Peter Hynes	W	14	W	Shane Horgan  59'
(capt.) Stirling Mortlock	C	13	C	Brian O'Driscoll (capt.)  71'
Berrick Barnes	C	12	C	Paddy Wallace
Lote Tuqiri	W	11	W	Tommy Bowe
Matt Giteau	FH	10	FH	Ronan O'Gara
78' Luke Burgess	SH	9	SH	Peter Stringer  51'
75' Wycliff Palu	N8	8	N8	Jamie Heaslip
George Smith	F	7	F	Shane Jennings  25'
70' Rocky Elsom	F	6	F	Denis Leamy
Nathan Sharpe	L	5	L	Paul O'Connell
James Horwill	L	4	L	Donncha O'Callaghan
59' Matt Dunning	P	3	P	John Hayes  53'
74' Stephen Moore	H	2	H	Rory Best  51'
Benn Robinson	P	1	P	Marcus Horan  74'
		Replacements
74' Adam Freier	H	16	H	Jerry Flannery  51'
59' Al Baxter	P	17	P	Tony Buckley  53'
70' Dean Mumm	L	18		Mick O'Driscoll
75' Phil Waugh	N8	19	F	Stephen Ferris  25'
78' Sam Cordingley	SH	20	SH	Eoin Reddan  51'
Ryan Cross		21	W	Geordan Murphy  59'
Adam Ashley-Cooper		22	C	Girvan Dempsey  71'
		Coaches
Robbie Deans				Declan Kidney

Touring Party

• Manager: Michael Bradley
• Captain: Brian O'Driscoll

Backs

Forwards

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See also

• History of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland
• History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand

References

Rugby union tours of New Zealand
British and Irish Lions	1888 (no test) 1904 1908 1930 1950 1959 1966 1971 1977 1983 1993 2005 2017
Australia	1905 1913 1931 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1962 1964 1972 1978 1982 1986 1990 1991
New South Wales	1894 1921 1923 1925 1928
South Africa	1921 1937 1956 1965 1965 1981 1994
Argentina	1979 1989 1997 2001 2004
England	1963 1973 1985 1998 2003 2004 2008 2010 2014
France	1961 1968 1979 1984 1986 1989 1994 1999 2001 2003 2007 2013
Ireland	1976 1992 1997 2002 2006 2008 2010 2012
Italy	1980 (no test) 2002 2003 (no test)
Scotland	1975 1981 1990 1996 2000 2004
Wales	1969 1988 2003 2016
Romania	1991 (no test)
Japan	1974
Fiji	1974 1980 1989 (no test) 1996 1997 2003
Samoa	1996 2005 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2004
Canada	1995 2007

Rugby union tours of Australia
British and Irish Lions	1888 (no test) 1899 1904 1908 (no test) 1930 1950 1959 1966 1971 (no test) 1989 2001 2013
New Zealand	1884 (no test) 1893 (no test) 1897 (no test) 1903 1905 1907 1910 1914 1920 1922 1924 1925 1926 1929 1932 1934 1938 1947 1951 1957 1960 1962 1968 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1991 1992
NZ Maori	1888-89 (no test) 1922 1923 1926-27 1936 1949
South Africa	1921 1937 1956 1965 1971 1993
Argentina	1983 1986 1995 2000
England	1963 1975 1988 1991 1997 1998 1999 2003 2004 2006 2010 2016
France	1961 1968 1972 1981 1986 1990 1997 2002 2005 2008
Ireland	1967 1979 1994 1999 2003 2006 2008 2010
Italy	1981 (no test) 1986 1994 2005
Scotland	1982 1992 1998 2004 2012
Wales	1969 1978 1991 1996 2003 2007 2012
Fiji	1952 1954 1961 1976 1984 1985 1989 no test
Samoa	1994 2005
Tonga	1973 1993
Pacific Islanders	2004
North American teams	1985 1990 1996 1999
Asian teams	1975 1987 (no test)