2013 Ireland rugby union tour of Canada and United States

Les Kiss Peter O'Mahony Ian Madigan (21) Fergus McFadden (3) 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 CAN 1 1 0 0 USA 1 1 0 0 New Zealand 2012 Argentina 2014 In June 2013, Ireland toured North America, playing test matches against Canada and the United States. The tour was part of the second year of the global rugby calendar established by World Rugby (known as the International Rugby Board prior to November 2014), which will run until 2019, with Ireland helping to expand Test opportunities for Tier 2 nations in 2013. Fixtures Date Venue Home Score Away 8 June 2013 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston USA 12–15 IRE 15 June 2013 BMO Field, Toronto CAN 14–40 IRE Matches United States 8 June 2013 19:30 CDT (UTC-5) USA 12–15 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/185099.html Ian Madigan kicks Ireland to victory espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 IRE Wyles (4/5) 25', 32', 57', 65' Madigan (5/7) 9', 17', 30', 39', 53' BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston 20,181 Francisco Pastrana (Argentina) FB 15Chris WylesRW 14Luke Hume 61OC 13Seamus KellyIC 12Andrew SuniulaLW 11Takudzwa NgwenyaFH 10Toby L'EstrangeSH 9 Mike PetriN8 8 Todd Clever (c) 52 62OF 7 Scott LaVallaBF 6 Samu ManoaRL 5 Louis StanfillLL 4 Brian Doyle 12 25TP 3 Eric FryHK 2 Chris BillerLP 1 Shawn PittmanReplacements:HK 16Zach FenoglioPR 17Nicholas WallacePR 18Phil ThielLK 19Peter Dahl 12 25FL 20John QuillSH 21Robbie ShawWG 22James Paterson 61FH 23Adam SiddallCoach:USA Mike Tolkin FB 15Robbie HenshawRW 14Fergus McFadden 35 40OC 13Darren CaveIC 12Stuart OldingLW 11Simon ZeboFH 10Ian MadiganSH 9 Isaac Boss 71N8 8 Peter O'Mahony (c)OF 7 Chris Henry 51 58 76BF 6 Iain HendersonRL 5 Devin TonerLL 4 Mike McCarthy 76TP 3 Mike Ross 54HK 2 Richardt Strauss 76LP 1 Dave Kilcoyne 58Replacements:HK 16Mike Sherry 76PR 17Jamie Hagan 54PR 18Tom Court 58LK 19Dan Tuohy 76FL 20Tommy O'Donnell 51 58 76SH 21Paul Marshall 71FH 22Paddy JacksonWG 23Felix Jones 35 40Coach:AUS Les Kiss Man of the Match: Ian Madigan (Ireland) Touch judges: Bryan Arciero (Canada) Chris Assmus (Canada) Notes: This match set a record attendance for a United States home game.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/irish-international/2013/0609/455495-ireland-hang-on-to-deny-us-a-famous-victory United States 12–15 Ireland 9 June 2013 10 June 2013 www.rte.ie Canada 15 June 2013 20:00 EDT (UTC-04) CAN 14–40 Reporthttp://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/186149.html Ireland rout Canada espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 IRE Ardron 46' m Pritchard (3/3) 6', 17', 24' Trimble 9' cMcFadden (3) 27' m, 58' c, 80+1' cCave 54' cO'Donnell 67' c Madigan (3/4) 11', 55', 59'Jackson (2/2) 68', 80+2' BMO Field, Toronto 20,396 Leighton Hodges (Wales) FB 15Connor Braid 61RW 14James PritchardOC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Harry JonesLW 11Taylor ParisFH 10Nathan HirayamaSH 9 Phil Mack 55N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c) 79OF 7 John Moonlight 61BF 6 Tyler ArdronRL 5 Tyler Hotson 69LL 4 Jebb SinclairTP 3 Jason Marshall 72HK 2 Ray Barkwill 54LP 1 Hubert Buydens 72Replacements:HK 16Ryan Hamilton 54PR 17Andrew Tiedemann 72PR 18Doug Wooldridge 72LK 19Jon Phelan 69FL 20Nanyak Dala 61SH 21Sean White 55CE 22Nick Blevins 79CE 23Pat Parfrey 61Coach:NZL Kieran Crowley FB 15Felix JonesRW 14Fergus McFaddenOC 13Darren Cave 72IC 12James DowneyLW 11Andrew TrimbleFH 10Ian Madigan 61SH 9 Isaac Boss 57N8 8 Peter O'Mahony (c)OF 7 Tommy O'DonnellBF 6 Kevin McLaughlin 71RL 5 Devin TonerLL 4 Dan Tuohy 71TP 3 Mike Ross 61HK 2 Richardt Strauss 65LP 1 Tom Court 65Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 65PR 17Dave Kilcoyne 65PR 18Declan Fitzpatrick 61LK 19Mike McCarthy 71FL 20Chris Henry 71SH 21Paul Marshall 57FH 22Paddy Jackson 61FB 23Robbie Henshaw 72Coach:AUS Les Kiss Man of the Match: Fergus McFadden (Ireland) Touch judges: Nick Ricono (United States) Ed Gardner (United States) Notes: This match set a record attendance for a rugby match on Canadian soil.http://www.rugby365.com/article/54638-japan-drop-wales-down-rankings Japan drop Wales down rankings 17 June 2013 18 June 2013 www.rugby365.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130622073921/http://www.rugby365.com/article/54638-japan-drop-wales-down-rankings 22 June 2013 Touring squad Caps and ages are to first test date, 8 June HK Rory Best 2013 6 8 1982 8 15 y 67 Ulster Ireland rugby union HK Seán Cronin 2013 6 8 1986 5 6 y 26 Leinster Ireland rugby union HK Mike Sherry 2013 6 8 1988 6 18 y 0 Munster Ireland rugby union HK Richardt Strauss 2013 6 8 1986 1 29 y 2 Leinster Ireland rugby union PR Tom Court 2013 6 8 1980 11 6 y 30 Ulster Ireland rugby union PR Declan Fitzpatrick 2013 6 8 1983 6 12 y 4 Ulster Ireland rugby union PR Jamie Hagan 2013 6 8 1987 4 5 y 0 Leinster Ireland rugby union PR Dave Kilcoyne 2013 6 8 1988 12 14 y 6 Munster Ireland rugby union PR Mike Ross 2013 6 8 1979 12 21 y 29 Leinster Ireland rugby union LK Mike McCarthy 2013 6 8 1981 11 27 y 10 Connacht Ireland rugby union LK Devin Toner 2013 6 8 1986 6 29 y 5 Leinster Ireland rugby union LK Dan Tuohy 2013 6 8 1985 6 18 y 5 Ulster Ireland rugby union FL Iain Henderson 2013 6 8 1992 2 21 y 5 Ulster Ireland rugby union FL Chris Henry 2013 6 8 1984 10 17 y 6 Ulster Ireland rugby union FL Kevin McLaughlin 2013 6 8 1984 9 20 y 5 Leinster Ireland rugby union FL Tommy O'Donnell 2013 6 8 1987 6 21 y 0 Munster Ireland rugby union FL Peter O'Mahony (c) 2013 6 8 1989 9 17 y 14 Munster Ireland rugby union SH Isaac Boss 2013 6 8 1980 4 9 y 15 Leinster Ireland rugby union SH Kieran Marmion 2013 6 8 1992 2 11 y 0 Connacht Ireland rugby union SH Paul Marshall 2013 6 8 1985 6 26 y 1 Ulster Ireland rugby union FH Paddy Jackson 2013 6 8 1992 1 5 y 3 Ulster Ireland rugby union FH Ian Madigan 2013 6 8 1989 3 21 y 2 Leinster Ireland rugby union CE Darren Cave 2013 6 8 1987 4 5 y 3 Ulster Ireland rugby union CE Fergus McFadden 2013 6 8 1986 6 17 y 17 Leinster Ireland rugby union CE Stuart Olding 2013 6 8 1993 3 11 y 0 Ulster Ireland rugby union WG Andrew Trimble 2013 6 8 1984 10 20 y 49 Ulster Ireland rugby union WG Simon Zebo 2013 6 8 1990 3 16 y 5 Munster Ireland rugby union FB Robbie Henshaw 2013 6 8 1993 6 12 y 0 Connacht Ireland rugby union FB Felix Jones 2013 6 8 1987 8 5 y 3 Munster Ireland rugby union Notes Pre tour and post 2013 Six Nations Championship, the then head coach Declan Kidney, was sacked from his role as head coach of Ireland.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/22007454 Declan Kidney sacked as Ireland rugby union coach BBC Sport 2 April 2013 14 September 2017 Leinster's head coach Joe Schmidt was named as Kidney's replacement, but will be unable to fill the role for Ireland's Summer Tour.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/22335916 Leinster's Joe Schmidt is appointed new Ireland coach BBC Sport 29 April 2013 14 September 2017 Therefore, assistant head coach Les Kiss, was named as interim head coach for the Summer Tour to Canada and United States.http://www.espn.co.uk/ireland/rugby/story/179809.html Ireland turn their back on Declan Kidney espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 The initial squad was named on 19 May 2014, with Rory Best as captain. It was a significantly weaker squad due to a number of regular Irish players in the British & Irish Lions squad for their 2013 tour to Australia. The squad then lost their original captain, Rory Best, on 26 May, due to a call to the Lions squad. Peter O'Mahony was named as his replacement in terms of captaincy, and Seán Cronin filled the void left in the hookers. Ahead of the test against Canada, Ireland then lost Simon Zebo to the Lions. Zebo who has started in the test against the United States, was not replaced.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/22831486 Lions 2013: Ireland's Simon Zebo called up to squad as cover BBC Sport 9 June 2013 14 September 2017 References Category:Ireland national rugby union team tours Category:Ireland national rugby union team tours of Canada Category:Rugby union tours of the United States Ireland tour Ireland tour Ireland tour Canada 2013