2009 Ireland rugby union tour of North America

Declan Kidney Rory Best Ian Keatley (17) Ian Whitten (2) 2 2 0 0 CAN 1 1 0 0 USA 1 1 0 0 New Zealand and Australia 2008 New Zealand and Australia 2010 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.Kidney stays positive despite poor performance https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/kidney-stays-positive-despite-poor-performance-1.1227463 Irish Times 23 December 2021 Matches 23 May 2009 14:00 PTZ (UTC-07) CAN 6–25 IRE Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/8065577.stm Canada 6-25 Ireland 23 May 2009 14 September 2017 BBC News Pritchard (2/2) 38', 43' Murphy 18' cWhitten 63' cBuckley 69' m Keatley (2/3) Keatley (2/3) 57', 61' Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia 7,280 Chris White (England) Team details FB 15PritchardRW 14Dean van CampOC 13Ciaran HearnIC 12Ryan SmithLW 11D. T. H. van der MerweFH 10Dave SpicerSH 9 Ed FairhurstN8 8 Aaron CarpenterOF 7 Adam KleebergerBF 6 Chauncey O'TooleRL 5 Mike BurakLL 4 Tyler HotsonTP 3 Scott FranklinHK 2 Pat Riordan (c)LP 1 Kevin TkachukReplacements:HK 16Andrew TiedemannLK 17Luke TaitLK 18Jebb SinclairFL 19Nanyak DalaFL 20Sean-Michael StephenSH 21Phil MackFH 22Ander MonroCoach:NZL Kieran Crowley FB 15Gavin DuffyRW 14Barry MurphyOC 13Darren CaveIC 12Ian WhittenLW 11Ian DowlingFH 10Ian KeatleySH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Denis LeamyOF 7 Niall RonanBF 6 John MuldoonRL 5 Mick O'DriscollLL 4 Bob CaseyTP 3 Tony BuckleyHK 2 Rory Best (c)LP 1 Tom CourtReplacements:HK 16Seán CroninPR 17Mike RossLK 18Ryan CaldwellFL 19Donnacha RyanSH 20Eoin ReddanFH 21Niall O'ConnorFB 22Denis HurleyCoach:Ireland rugby union Declan Kidney 31 May 2009 13:00 PTZ (UTC-07) USA 10–27 IRE Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/8076333.stm USA 10-27 Ireland 31 May 2009 14 September 2017 BBC NewsUSA 10-27 Ireland https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0531/249887-ireland_usa/ RTE 31 May 2009 15 March 2021Ireland battle past Eagles http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/97453.html espnscrum 12 November 2024 } Suniula 65' c Malifa (1/1) Malifa (1/1) 63' Casey 13' mWhitten 40'+2' mPenalty try 53' cBest 70' c Keatley (2/4) Keatley (1/2) 24' Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, California 10,000 Chris White (England) Team details FB 15Chris WylesRW 14Kevin SwirynOC 13Junior SifaIC 12Roland SuniulaLW 11Justin BoydFH 10Mike Hercus (c)SH 9 Mike PetriN8 8 Nic JohnsonOF 7 Peter DahlBF 6 Louis StanfillRL 5 Hayden SmithLL 4 John van der GiessenTP 3 Will JohnsonHK 2 Chris BillerLP 1 Mike MacDonaldReplacements:HK 16Joe WelchPR 17Mate MoeakiolaLK 18Courtney McKayN8 19JJ GagianoSH 20Tim UsaszFH 21Ata MalifaCE 22Alipate TuilevukaCoach:Ireland rugby union Eddie O'Sullivan FB 15Gavin DuffyRW 14Barry MurphyOC 13Darren CaveIC 12Ian WhittenLW 11Ian DowlingFH 10Ian KeatleySH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Denis LeamyOF 7 Niall RonanBF 6 John MuldoonRL 5 Mick O'DriscollLL 4 Bob CaseyTP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory Best (c)LP 1 Tony BuckleyReplacements:HK 16Seán CroninPR 17Tom CourtLK 18Ryan CaldwellLK 19Donnacha RyanSH 20Eoin ReddanFH 21Niall O'ConnorFB 22Denis HurleyCoach:Ireland rugby union Declan Kidney Touring party Ireland named their 25-man tour squad on 17 May 2009, which included 13 previously uncapped players.Whitten named in Ireland touring party https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/whitten-named-in-ireland-touring-party-1.1227253 Irish Times 23 December 2021 Manager: Declan Kidney Captain: Rory Best Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Tony Buckley (Shannon RFC/Munster) Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon RFC/Ulster) Bob Casey (London Irish) Tom Court (Malone RFC/Ulster) Sean Cronin (Buccaneers RFC/Connacht) Ian Dowling (Shannon RFC/Munster) Gavin Duffy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht) Chris Henry (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) Denis Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster) Ian Keatley (Galwegians RFC/Connacht) Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster) Keith Matthews (Buccaneers RFC/Connacht) John Muldoon (Galwegians RFC/Connacht) Barry Murphy (UL Bohemians/Munster) Niall O'Connor (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster) Eoin Reddan (London Wasps) Niall Ronan (Shannon RFC/Munster) Mike Ross (Harlequins RFC Donnacha Ryan (Shannon RFC/Munster) Peter Stringer (Shannon RFC/Munster) Ian Whitten (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) Bryan Young (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) See also History of rugby union matches between Ireland and United States 2009 mid year rugby union tests References 2009 Category:2009 in American rugby union Category:2009 in Canadian rugby union tour Category:2009 rugby union tours