2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia

March 2014 April 2026 Ireland 2008 Michael Bradley Brian O'Driscoll Dan Carter (11) 6 players tied with 1 try 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 NZL 1 0 0 1 AUS 1 0 0 1 Argentina 2007 Canada and USA 2009 2008 mid-year rugby union tests 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 the Ireland national rugby union team. Matches ReportThe wait goes on as Ireland fail to fill their boots in Wellington https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/07/newzealandrugbyunionteam.irelandrugbyunionteam?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian 23 December 2021 Saturday 7 June 2008 NZ 21–11 IRE Try: Sivivatu 14' mNonu 61' cCon: CarterPen: Carter (3) Try: P. Wallace 21' mPen: O'Gara (2) Westpac Stadium, Wellington 33,743 ENG Chris White Mils MuliainaFB15FBRob KearneyAnthony TuitavakeW14WShane HorganConrad SmithC13CBrian O'Driscoll (capt.)Ma'a NonuC12CPaddy WallaceSitiveni SivivatuW11WTommy BoweDan CarterFH10FHRonan O'GaraAndy EllisSH9SHEoin ReddanJerome KainoN88N8Jamie Heaslip(capt.) Richie McCaw F7FDavid WallaceRodney So'oialoF6FDenis LeamyAli WilliamsL5LPaul O'ConnellBrad ThornL4LDonncha O'CallaghanJohn AfoaP3PJohn HayesAndrew HoreH2HJerry FlanneryNeemia TialataP1PMarcus Horan Replacements Keven MealamuH16HRory Best John SchwalgerP17PTony Buckley Anthony Boric 18Mick O'Driscoll Adam ThomsonF19N8Shane Jennings Jimmy Cowan 20SHPeter Stringer Stephen Donald 21FBGeordan Murphy Leon MacDonaldP22Girvan Dempsey Coaches NZL Graham Henry Declan Kidney IRE rugby ReportKearney impresses, but Ireland run out of steam https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/15/irelandrugbyunionteam.australiarugbyunionteam?INTCMP=SRCH The Guardian 23 December 2021 Saturday 14 June 2008 AUS 18–12 IRE Try: Barnes 6' m Horwill 21' cCon: GiteauPen: Giteau (2) Try: Leamy 15' c O'Driscoll 62' mCon: O'Gara Telstra Dome, Melbourne 41,700 FRA Christophe Berdos Cameron ShepherdFB15FBRob KearneyPeter HynesW14WShane Horgan 59(capt.) Stirling Mortlock C13CBrian O'Driscoll (capt.) 71Berrick BarnesC12CPaddy WallaceLote TuqiriW11WTommy BoweMatt GiteauFH10FHRonan O'Gara 78 Luke BurgessSH9SHPeter Stringer 51 75 Wycliff PaluN88N8Jamie HeaslipGeorge SmithF7FShane Jennings 25 70 Rocky ElsomF6FDenis LeamyNathan SharpeL5LPaul O'ConnellJames HorwillL4LDonncha O'Callaghan 59 Matt DunningP3PJohn Hayes 53 74 Stephen MooreH2HRory Best 51Benn RobinsonP1PMarcus Horan 74 Replacements 74 Adam FreierH16HJerry Flannery 51 59 Al BaxterP17PTony Buckley 53 70 Dean MummL18Mick O'Driscoll 75 Phil WaughN819FStephen Ferris 25 78 Sam CordingleySH20SHEoin Reddan 51Ryan Cross 21WGeordan Murphy 59 Adam Ashley-Cooper 22CGirvan Dempsey 71 Coaches NZL Robbie Deans Declan Kidney IRE rugby Touring party Manager: Michael Bradley Captain: Brian O'Driscoll Backs Isaac Boss (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College RFC/Leinster) Ian Dowling (Shannon RFC/Munster) Gavin Duffy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht) Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster) Shane Horgan (Boyne RFC/Leinster) Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers) Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster) Eoin Reddan (London Wasps) Peter Stringer (Shannon RFC/Munster) Paddy Wallace (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) Forwards Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Tony Buckley (Shannon RFC/Munster) Jerry Flannery (Shannon RFC/Munster) John Hayes (Bruff RFC/Munster) Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf RFC/Leinster) Bernard Jackman (Clontarf RFC/Leinster) Marcus Horan (Shannon RFC/Munster) Shane Jennings (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster) Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster) Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster) Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster) Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster) Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster) Alan Quinlan (Shannon RFC/Munster) David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster) Bryan Young (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) See also History of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand References collapsed collapsed 2008 2008 Category:2008 rugby union tours Category:2008 in Australian rugby union Category:2008 in New Zealand rugby union tour