Ireland and the Barbarians have played each other six times to date. The Barbarians have won five of these matches while Ireland has only won once. Ireland's sole victory came in 2008 by a score of 39–14. The most recent encounter between the two teams was during the 2015 mid-year rugby union internationals, with the Barbarians winning by a score of 22–21. Three of the Barbarians' victories, in 2000, 2012 and 2015, have been by a single point.
Summary Overall Details Played Won by Ireland Won by Barbarians Drawn Ireland points Barbarians points In Ireland 4 0 4 0 112 152 Neutral venue 2 1 1 0 67 43 Overall 6 1 5 0 179 195
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordBarbariansIrelandLongest winning streak3 (4 Jun 2010–present)1 (27 May 2008)Largest points forHome/Neutral29 (29 May 2012)38 (18 May 1996)Away70 (18 May 1996)39 (27 May 2008)Largest winning marginHome/Neutral 1 (29 May 2012)Away32 (18 May 1996)25 (27 May 2008)
Attendance Up to date as of 12 September 2023
Total attendance*95,365Average attendance*19,073Highest attendance25,600 Ireland 23–29 Barbarians 4 June 2010*Excludes one match in which no attendance was reported
Matches DateVenueScoreVictorCommentsMatch ReportAttendance 18 May 1996 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 38–70 Barbarians Peace International 30,000 28 May 2000 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 30–31 Barbarians 27 May 2008 Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 14–39 2008 mid-year match 12,000 4 June 2010 Thomond Park, Limerick 23–29 Barbarians 2010 mid-year match 25,600 29 May 2012 Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 29–28 Barbarians 2012 mid-year match 11,654 28 May 2015 Thomond Park, Limerick 21–22 Barbarians 2015 mid-year match 16,111
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