Ireland toured North America in May 2009, playing a Test match against Canada and the United States. Ireland won both matches, despite most of their first string players away on the 2009 Lions tour to South Africa.[1]
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| Coach(es) | Declan Kidney | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Rory Best | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Ian Keatley (17) | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | Ian Whitten (2) | ||||
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 Canada |
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 United States |
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| Previous tour | New Zealand and Australia 2008 | ||||
| Next tour | New Zealand and Australia 2010 | ||||
Matches
edit| 23 May 2009 14:00 PTZ (UTC-07) |
| Canada | 6–25 |  Ireland |
| Pen: Pritchard (2/2) 38', 43' | Report[2] | Try: Murphy 18' c Whitten 63' c Buckley 69' m Con: Keatley (2/3) Pen: Keatley (2/3) 57', 61' |
| Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 7,280 Referee: Chris White (England) |
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| 31 May 2009 13:00 PTZ (UTC-07) |
| United States | 10–27 | Ireland |
| Try: Suniula 65' c Con: Malifa (1/1) Drop: Malifa (1/1) 63' | Report[3][4][5] | Try: Casey 13' m Whitten 40'+2' m Penalty try 53' c Best 70' c Con: Keatley (2/4) Pen: Keatley (1/2) 24' |
| Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, California Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Chris White (England) |
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Touring party
editIreland named their 25-man tour squad on 17 May 2009, which included 13 previously uncapped players.[6]
- Manager: Declan Kidney
- Captain: Rory Best
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kidney stays positive despite poor performance". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Canada 6-25 Ireland". BBC News. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "USA 10-27 Ireland". BBC News. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "USA 10-27 Ireland". RTE. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Ireland battle past Eagles". espnscrum. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Whitten named in Ireland touring party". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 December 2021.