| 2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia | |||||
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| Manager | Michael 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 | ||||
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| Previous tour | Argentina 2007 | ||||
| Next tour | Canada and USA 2009 | ||||
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:  | 
| 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 | ||||
| H | 16 | H | Rory Best  | |
| P | 17 | P | Tony Buckley  | |
| Anthony Boric | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll | ||
| F | 19 | N8 | Shane Jennings  | |
| Jimmy Cowan | 20 | SH | Peter Stringer  | |
| Stephen Donald | 21 | FB | Geordan Murphy  | |
| P | 22 | Girvan Dempsey | ||
| Coaches | ||||
| Declan Kidney  | 
| 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:  | 
| Cameron Shepherd | FB | 15 | FB | Rob Kearney | 
| Peter Hynes | W | 14 | W | Shane Horgan  | 
| (capt.) Stirling Mortlock | C | 13 | C | Brian O'Driscoll (capt.)  | 
| Berrick Barnes | C | 12 | C | Paddy Wallace | 
| Lote Tuqiri | W | 11 | W | Tommy Bowe | 
| Matt Giteau | FH | 10 | FH | Ronan O'Gara | 
| SH | 9 | SH | Peter Stringer  | |
| N8 | 8 | N8 | Jamie Heaslip | |
| George Smith | F | 7 | F | Shane Jennings  | 
| F | 6 | F | Denis Leamy | |
| Nathan Sharpe | L | 5 | L | Paul O'Connell | 
| James Horwill | L | 4 | L | Donncha O'Callaghan | 
| P | 3 | P | John Hayes  | |
| H | 2 | H | Rory Best  | |
| Benn Robinson | P | 1 | P | Marcus Horan  | 
| Replacements | ||||
| H | 16 | H | Jerry Flannery  | |
| P | 17 | P | Tony Buckley  | |
| L | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll | ||
| N8 | 19 | F | Stephen Ferris   | |
| SH | 20 | SH | Eoin Reddan  | |
| Ryan Cross | 21 | W | Geordan Murphy  | |
| 22 | C | Girvan Dempsey  | ||
| Coaches | ||||
| Declan Kidney  | 
Touring Party
- Manager: Michael Bradley
 - Captain: Brian O'Driscoll
 
Backs
Forwards
See also
References
- ↑ "The wait goes on as Ireland fail to fill their boots in Wellington". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
 - ↑ "Kearney impresses, but Ireland run out of steam". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
 
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