2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan

March 2014 April 2026 Ireland 2005 Niall O'Donovan David Humphreys David Humphreys (25) Frankie Sheahan (3) 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 JPN 2 2 0 0 South Africa 2004 New Zealand & Australia 2006 2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan. Eleven Ireland players, including their captain Brian O'Driscoll, plus their coach Eddie O'Sullivan were included in the British & Irish Lions squad for their tour of New Zealand. As a result, the Ireland squad for this tour featured nine previously uncapped players and an interim coach. Touring party Manager: Niall O'Donovan Assistant manager: Michael Bradley Assistant manager: Mark McCall Captain: David Humphreys Backs (*) = international test debuts Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Kieran Campbell (Dungannon RFC/Ulster) (*) Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College RFC/Leinster) Gavin Duffy (NEC Harlequins) Anthony Horgan (Cork Constitution/Munster) David Humphreys (Dungannon RFC/Ulster) Kieran Lewis (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster) (*) Conor McPhillips (St. Mary's College RFC/Connacht) Kevin Maggs (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) David Quinlan (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster) (*) Peter Stringer (Shannon RFC/Munster) Paddy Wallace (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) Forwards (*) = international test debuts Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Reggie Corrigan (Greystones RFC/Leinster) Leo Cullen (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster) Simon Easterby (Llanelli RFC) Trevor Hogan (Shannon RFC/Munster) (*) Marcus Horan (Shannon RFC/Munster) Bernard Jackman (Clontarf RFC/Connacht) (*) Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster) Eric Miller (Terenure College RFC/Leinster) Matt McCullough (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) (*) Johnny O'Connor (London Wasps) Frankie Sheahan (Cork Constitution/Munster) David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster) Roger Wilson (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) (*) http://www.irishrugby.ie/6855_4582.php www.irishrugby.ie 30 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071120131724/http://www.irishrugby.ie/6855_4582.php 20 November 2007 dead dmy-all Matches 12 June 2005 JPN 12–44 IRE Nagai Stadium, Osaka Nigel Owens (Wales) 20,000 ReportIreland Claim Four-Try Win Over Japan https://www.irishrugby.ie/2005/06/12/ireland-claim-four-try-win-over-japan/ Ireland Rugby 24 December 2021 Best, BoweMaggs, Sheahan Humphreys, Staunton 2 Morita 4 Humphreys 2, Staunton 4 Japan: 15. Goshi Tachikawa, 14. Daisuke Ohata , 13. Reuben Parkinson, 12. Yukio Motoki, 11. Hiroki Mizuno, 10. Kyohei Morita, 9. Wataru Murata, 8. Takuro Miuchi (c), 7. Ryota Asano Inose, 6. Hare Makiri, 5. Jamie Washington, 4. Takanori Kumagae, 3. Ryo Yamamura, 2. Ken Tsukagoshi, 1.Hiroshi Takahashi – Replacements: 17. Kenji Kasai, 18. Shigeyasu Takagi, 19. Hitoshi Ono, 20. Shota Goto, 21. Tomoaki Nakai, 22. Teppei Tomioka – Unused: 16. Masakazu Nakabayashi Ireland: 15. Girvan Dempsey, 14. Tommy Bowe, 13. Gavin Duffy, 12. Kevin Maggs, 11. Anthony Horgan, 10. David Humphreys (c), 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Roger Wilson, 7. Johnny O'Connor, 6. Alan Quinlan, 5. Matt McCullough, 4. Leo Cullen, 3. Simon Best, 2. Frankie Sheahan, 1. Marcus Horan – Replacements: 16. Bernard Jackman, 17. Reggie Corrigan, 18. Trevor Hogan, 19. Eric Miller, 20. Kieran Campbell, 21. Jeremy Staunton, 22. David Quinlan 19 June 2005 JPN 18–47 IRE Chichibu, Tokyo Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) 20,000 ReportIreland End Season On Winning Note https://www.irishrugby.ie/2005/06/19/ireland-end-season-on-winning-note/ Irish Rugby 24 December 2021 Ohata 2 Dempsey, Duffy 2Humphreys, Sheahan 2Wallace Hirose Humphreys 6 Hirose 2 Japan: 15. Goshi Tachikawa, 14. Daisuke Ohata, 13. Reuben Parkinson, 12. Yukio Motoki, 11. Hirotoki Onozawa, 10. Keiji Hirose, 9. Wataru Murata, 8. Takuro Miuchi (c), 7. Ryota Asano Inose, 6. Hare Makiri, 5. Takanori Kumagae, 4. Hajime Kiso, 3. Ryo Yamamura, 2. Masakazu Nakabayashi, 1. Shigeyasu Takagi – Replacements: 16. Ken Tsukagoshi, 17. Kenji Kasai, 18. Tomoaki Nakai, 19. Takeomi Ito, 20. Shota Goto, 21. Teppei Tomioka, 22. Ayumu Goromaru Ireland: 15. Girvan Dempsey, 14. Tommy Bowe, 13. Gavin Duffy, 12. David Quinlan, 11. Anthony Horgan, 10. David Humphreys (c), 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Eric Miller, 7. David Wallace, 6. Denis Leamy, 5. Matt McCullough, 4. Leo Cullen, 3. Simon Best, 2. Frankie Sheahan, 1. Marcus Horan – Replacements: 16. Bernard Jackman, 17. Reggie Corrigan, 18. Trevor Hogan, 19. Alan Quinlan, 20. Kieran Campbell, 21. Jeremy Staunton, 22. Kieran Lewis References Category:Ireland national rugby union team tours Category:Ireland national rugby union team tours of Japan Ireland tour Ire Ire