2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
ManagerMichael 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
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 00 00 02
Test match
02 00 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
1 0 0 1
 Australia
1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourArgentina 2007
Next tourCanada 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 21–11Ireland 
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: England Chris White
Mils MuliainaFB15FBRob Kearney
Anthony TuitavakeW14WShane Horgan
Conrad SmithC13CBrian O'Driscoll (capt.)
Ma'a NonuC12CPaddy Wallace
Sitiveni SivivatuW11WTommy Bowe
Dan CarterFH10FHRonan O'Gara
Andy EllisSH9SHEoin Reddan
Jerome KainoN88N8Jamie Heaslip
(capt.) Richie McCawF7FDavid Wallace
Rodney So'oialoF6FDenis Leamy
Ali WilliamsL5LPaul O'Connell
Brad ThornL4LDonncha O'Callaghan
John AfoaP3PJohn Hayes
Andrew HoreH2HJerry Flannery
Neemia TialataP1PMarcus Horan
Replacements
upward-facing green arrow Keven MealamuH16HRory Best upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow John SchwalgerP17PTony Buckley upward-facing green arrow
Anthony Boric18Mick O'Driscoll
upward-facing green arrow Adam ThomsonF19N8Shane Jennings upward-facing green arrow
Jimmy Cowan20SHPeter Stringer upward-facing green arrow
Stephen Donald21FBGeordan Murphy upward-facing green arrow
upward-facing green arrow Leon MacDonaldP22Girvan Dempsey
Coaches
New Zealand Graham HenryDeclan Kidney Ireland
Saturday 14 June 2008
Australia 18–12Ireland 
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: France Christophe Berdos
Cameron ShepherdFB15FBRob Kearney
Peter HynesW14WShane Horgan downward-facing red arrow 59'
(capt.) Stirling MortlockC13CBrian O'Driscoll (capt.) downward-facing red arrow 71'
Berrick BarnesC12CPaddy Wallace
Lote TuqiriW11WTommy Bowe
Matt GiteauFH10FHRonan O'Gara
downward-facing red arrow 78' Luke BurgessSH9SHPeter Stringer downward-facing red arrow 51'
downward-facing red arrow 75' Wycliff PaluN88N8Jamie Heaslip
George SmithF7FShane Jennings downward-facing red arrow 25'
downward-facing red arrow 70' Rocky ElsomF6FDenis Leamy
Nathan SharpeL5LPaul O'Connell
James HorwillL4LDonncha O'Callaghan
downward-facing red arrow 59' Matt DunningP3PJohn Hayes downward-facing red arrow 53'
downward-facing red arrow 74' Stephen MooreH2HRory Best downward-facing red arrow 51'
Benn RobinsonP1PMarcus Horan downward-facing red arrow 74'
Replacements
upward-facing green arrow 74' Adam FreierH16HJerry Flannery upward-facing green arrow 51'
upward-facing green arrow 59' Al BaxterP17PTony Buckley upward-facing green arrow 53'
upward-facing green arrow 70' Dean MummL18Mick O'Driscoll
upward-facing green arrow 75' Phil WaughN819FStephen Ferris upward-facing green arrow 25'
upward-facing green arrow 78' Sam CordingleySH20SHEoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 51'
Ryan Cross21WGeordan Murphy upward-facing green arrow 59'
upward-facing green arrow Adam Ashley-Cooper22CGirvan Dempsey upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coaches
New Zealand Robbie DeansDeclan Kidney Ireland

Touring Party

Backs

Forwards

See also

References

  1. "The wait goes on as Ireland fail to fill their boots in Wellington". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. "Kearney impresses, but Ireland run out of steam". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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