This article is a list of statistics from the Ireland rugby union team's 35 international tours. The article also includes details of the Ireland Wolfhounds' and Developmental sides' three international tours.
Ireland Rugby Tours YearToCaptainHead coachResultScore1899Canada James FranksN/AN/A1952Chile & Argentina Des O'Brien GPS HoganWon1–1–0 1961South Africa Ronnie Dawson Noel Murphy Lost0–11967Australia Tom KiernanEugene DavyWon1–01970Argentina Tom Kiernan E. PattersonLost0–21976New Zealand & Fiji Tom Grace K. Quilligan Lost Won0–1 (New Zealand) 1–0 (Fiji)1979Australia Fergus Slattery J. Coffey Won2–01981South Africa Fergus Slattery P. MadiganLost0–21985Japan Ciaran Fitzgerald Des McKibbinWon2–01988France Willie Anderson Jimmy DavidsonN/AN/A1989Canada & United States Willie Anderson Jimmy DavidsonWon Won1–0 (Canada) 1–0 (United States)1991Namibia Phillip Matthews Ciaran FitzgeraldLost0–21992New Zealand Phil Danaher Gerry Murphy Lost0–21994Australia Michael Bradley Gerry MurphyLost0–21998South Africa Paddy Johns Warren GatlandLost0–21999Australia Dion O'Cuinneagain Warren GatlandLost0–22000Argentina,United States & Canada Keith Wood Warren GatlandLost Won Drew0–1 (Argentina) 1–0 (United States) 0–0 (Canada)2002New Zealand Keith Wood Eddie O'SullivanLost0–22003Australia,Tonga & Samoa David Humphreys Reggie Corrigan Eddie O'SullivanLost Won Won0–1 (Australia) 1–0 (Tonga) 1–0 (Samoa)2004South Africa Brian O'Driscoll Eddie O'SullivanLost0–22005Japan David Humphreys Niall O'DonovanWon2–02006New Zealand & Australia Brian O'Driscoll Eddie O'SullivanLost Lost0–2 (New Zealand) 0–1 (Australia)2007Argentina Simon Best Eddie O'SullivanLost0–22008New Zealand & Australia Brian O'Driscoll Michael BradleyLost Lost0–1 (New Zealand) 0–1 (Australia)2009Canada & United States Rory Best Declan KidneyWon Won1–0 (Canada) 1–0 (United States)2010New Zealand & Australia Brian O'Driscoll Declan KidneyLost0–1 (New Zealand) 0–1 (Australia) 2012 New Zealand Brian O'Driscoll Declan Kidney Lost 0–3 (New Zealand) 2013 Canada & United States Peter O'Mahony Les Kiss Won 1–0 (Canada) 1–0 (United States) 2014 Argentina Paul O'Connell Joe Schmidt Won 2–0 2016 South Africa Rory Best Joe Schmidt Lost 1–2 2017 Japan Rhys Ruddock Joe Schmidt Won 2–0 2018 Australia Rory Best Joe Schmidt Won 2–1 2022 New Zealand Johnny Sexton Andy Farrell Won 2–1 2024 South Africa Peter O'Mahony/ Caelan Doris Andy Farrell Drew 1–1 2025 Georgia & Portugal Craig Casey Paul O'Connell Won 1–0 (Georgia) 1–0 (Portugal)
Tour Statistics FlagNation or NationsFromToTest MatchesTour MatchesTotal RecordPWDLPWDLPWDL%PFPAPD1889 tour of CanadaIreland did not award caps for this series12 October6 November----1110-11110-1%15050+1001952 tour of South America Test Series Ireland 1–1–0 Argentina 1 August3 September----96219621%12643+831961 tour of South Africa Test SeriesIreland 0–1 South Africa13 May24 May1--133--43-1%5936+231967 tour of Australia Test SeriesIreland 1–0 Australia1 May20 May11--53-264-2%11980+391970 tour of Argentina Test Series Ireland 0–2 Argentina30 August20 September----74-374-3%7357+161976 tour of New Zealand & Fiji Test SeriesIreland 0–1 New ZealandIreland 1–0 Fiji (Tour Match)15 May9 June1--175-285-3%8868+201979 tour of Australia Test SeriesIreland 2–0 Australia20 May16 June22--65-187-1%18475+1091981 tour of South Africa Test SeriesIreland 0–2 South Africa16 May6 June2--253-273-4%20790+1171985 tour of Japan Test Series Ireland 2–0 Japan19 May2 June----55--55--%20166+1351988 tour of France Test Series May22 May----41-341-3%75104-291989 tour of North America Test Series Ireland 1–0 Canada Ireland 1–0 United States30 August9 September----44--44--%13552+831991 tour of Namibia Test Series Ireland 0–2 Namibia17 June27 June2--222--42-2%10161+401992 tour of New Zealand Test SeriesIreland 0–2 New Zealand16 May6 June2--263-383-5%153287-1341994 tour of Australia Test SeriesIreland 0–2 Australia18 May11 June2--262-482-6%177254-771998 tour of South Africa Test SeriesIreland 0–2 South Africa30 May20 June2--252-372-5%113144-311999 tour of Australia Test SeriesIreland 0–2 Australia31 May19 June2--221-141-3%103123-202000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas Test SeriesIreland 0–1 Argentina Ireland 0–1–0 Canada Ireland 1–0 United States3 June17 June3111----3111%13364+692002 tour of New Zealand Test SeriesIreland 0–2 New Zealand8 June22 June2--211--31-2%7058+12 2003 Ireland rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere Test SeriesIreland 0–1 Australia Ireland 1–0 Tonga Ireland 1–0 Western Samoa7 June20 June32-1----31-2%9678+182004 tour of South Africa Test SeriesIreland 0–2 South Africa12 June19 June2--2----2--2%3457-232005 tour of Japan Test SeriesIreland 2–0 Japan12 June19 June22------22--%9130+61 2006 tour of New Zealand and Australia Test SeriesIreland 0–1 Australia Ireland 0–2 All Blacks10 June24 June3--3----3--3%5598-432007 tour of Argentina Test SeriesIreland 0–2 Argentina26 May2 June2--2----2--2%2038-18 2008 tour of New Zealand and Australia Test SeriesIreland 0–1 Australia Ireland 0–1 All Blacks7 June14 June2--2----2--2%2339-16 2009 tour of North America Test SeriesIreland 1–0 Canada Ireland 1–0 United States23 May24 June22------22--%5216+36 2010 tour of New Zealand and Australia Test SeriesIreland 0–1 Australia Ireland 0–1 All Blacks12 June26 June2--21--13--3%71118-472012 tour of New Zealand Test SeriesIreland 0–3 All Blacks9 June23 June3--3----3--3%29124-47 2013 tour of North America Test SeriesIreland 1–0 Canada Ireland 1–0 United States8 June15 June22------22--%5526+292014 tour of Argentina Test SeriesIreland 2–0 Argentina7 June14 June22------22--%5234+182016 tour of South Africa Test SeriesIreland 1–2 South Africa11 June25 June21-2----31-2%6571-62017 tour of Japan Test SeriesIreland 2–0 Japan17 June24 June22------22--%8535+502018 tour of Australia Test SeriesIreland 2–1 Australia9 June23 June32-1----32-1%555502022 tour of New Zealand Test Series Ireland 2–1 New Zealand29 June16 July32-121-153-2%121132-112024 tour of South AfricaTest Series Ireland 1–1 South Africa6 July13 July21-1----21-1%4551-6 2025 Georgia & Portugal Test Series Ireland 1–0 Georgia Ireland 1–0 Portugal5 July12 July22 - - - - -- 2 2 -- 100% 140 12 +128 Total 35 Tours 60 24 1 37 91 61 2 28 153 84 3 66 % 3,356 2,726 +630
Ireland A, Emerging Ireland & Development Rugby Tours YearToCaptainHead coachResultScore1993South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe Kevin Potts Gerry MurphyWon1–0 (Zimbabwe)1997Oceania Gabriel Fulcher Gary Halpin Brian AshtonLost0–1 (Western Samoa XV)2022South Africa Max Deegan Cian Prendergast Simon EasterbyWon3–0 (All tour matches)
Tour Statistics FlagNation or NationsFromToTest MatchesTour MatchesTotal RecordPWDLPWDLPWDL%PFPAPD 1993 South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe tour21 July11 August11--65-176-1%219103+116 1997 Oceania tour22 May14 June1--161-571-6%169337-168 2022 South Africa tour30 September9 October----33--33--%10345+58 Total 3 Tours 2 1 0 1 15 9 0 6 17 10 0 7 % 491 485 +6
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