Ireland national rugby union team tours
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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.
Tour Statistics
| Flag | Nation or Nations | From | To | Test Matches | Tour Matches | Total Record | |||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | % | PF | PA | PD | ||||
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1889 tour of Canada[1][2][43] | 12 October | 6 November | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | - | 1 | 11 | 10 | - | 1 | 90.91% | 150 | 50 | +100 |
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1952 tour of South America[3] Test Series[43] Ireland 1–1–0 Argentina |
1 August | 3 September | - | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66.67% | 126 | 43 | +83 |
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1961 tour of South Africa[3] Test Series Ireland 0–1 South Africa |
13 May | 24 May | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 75% | 59 | 36 | +23 |
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1967 tour of Australia[3][4] Test Series Ireland 1–0 Australia |
1 May | 20 May | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | 66.67% | 119 | 80 | +39 |
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1970 tour of Argentina[4] Test Series[43] Ireland 0–2 Argentina |
30 August | 20 September | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | 85.71% | 73 | 57 | +16 |
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1976 tour of New Zealand & Fiji[4][5] Test Series Ireland 0–1 New Zealand Ireland 1–0 Fiji (Tour Match) |
15 May | 9 June | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | 8 | 5 | - | 3 | 57.14% | 88 | 68 | +20 |
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1979 tour of Australia[5] Test Series Ireland 2–0 Australia |
20 May | 16 June | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 87.5% | 184 | 75 | +109 |
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1981 tour of South Africa[5][6] Test Series Ireland 0–2 South Africa |
16 May | 6 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 7 | 3 | - | 4 | 42.86% | 207 | 90 | +117 |
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1985 tour of Japan[6] Test Series[43] Ireland 2–0 Japan |
19 May | 2 June | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 100% | 201 | 66 | +135 |
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1988 tour of France[6] Test Series[43] |
May | 22 May | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 25% | 75 | 104 | -29 |
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1989 tour of North America[6][7] Test Series[43] Ireland 1–0 Canada Ireland 1–0 United States |
30 August | 9 September | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 100% | 135 | 52 | +83 |
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1991 tour of Namibia[7] Test Series Ireland 0–2 Namibia |
17 June | 27 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 50% | 101 | 61 | +40 |
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1992 tour of New Zealand[7][8] Test Series Ireland 0–2 New Zealand |
16 May | 6 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | 8 | 3 | - | 5 | 37.5% | 153 | 287 | -134 |
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1994 tour of Australia[8] Test Series Ireland 0–2 Australia |
18 May | 11 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | 6 | 25% | 177 | 254 | -77 |
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1998 tour of South Africa[8] Test Series Ireland 0–2 South Africa |
30 May | 20 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | 5 | 28.57% | 113 | 144 | -31 |
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1999 tour of Australia[8][9] Test Series Ireland 0–2 Australia |
31 May | 19 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 25% | 103 | 123 | -20 |
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2000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas[10][11][12] Test Series Ireland 0–1 Argentina Ireland 0–1–0 Canada Ireland 1–0 United States |
3 June | 17 June | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33% | 133 | 64 | +69 |
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2002 tour of New Zealand[44][13][14] Test Series Ireland 0–2 New Zealand |
8 June | 22 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 33.33% | 70 | 58 | +12 |
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2003 Ireland rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere[15][16][17] Test Series Ireland 0–1 Australia Ireland 1–0 Tonga Ireland 1–0 Western Samoa |
7 June | 20 June | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 66.67% | 96 | 78 | +18 |
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2004 tour of South Africa[18][19] Test Series Ireland 0–2 South Africa |
12 June | 19 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 0% | 34 | 57 | -23 |
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2005 tour of Japan[20][21] Test Series Ireland 2–0 Japan |
12 June | 19 June | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 100% | 91 | 30 | +61 |
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2006 tour of New Zealand and Australia[22][23][24] Test Series Ireland 0–1 Australia Ireland 0–2 All Blacks |
10 June | 24 June | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 0% | 55 | 98 | -43 |
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2007 tour of Argentina[25][26] Test Series Ireland 0–2 Argentina |
26 May | 2 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 0% | 20 | 38 | -18 |
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2008 tour of New Zealand and Australia[27][45] Test Series Ireland 0–1 Australia Ireland 0–1 All Blacks |
7 June | 14 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 0% | 23 | 39 | -16 |
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2009 tour of North America[29] Test Series Ireland 1–0 Canada Ireland 1–0 United States |
23 May | 24 June | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 100% | 52 | 16 | +36 |
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2010 tour of New Zealand and Australia[30][31][28] Test Series Ireland 0–1 Australia Ireland 0–1 All Blacks |
12 June | 26 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 0% | 71 | 118 | -47 |
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2012 tour of New Zealand[32] Test Series Ireland 0–3 All Blacks |
9 June | 23 June | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 0% | 29 | 124 | -47 |
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2013 tour of North America[33][34] Test Series Ireland 1–0 Canada Ireland 1–0 United States |
8 June | 15 June | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 100% | 55 | 26 | +29 |
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2014 tour of Argentina[35] Test Series Ireland 2–0 Argentina |
7 June | 14 June | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 100% | 52 | 34 | +18 |
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2016 tour of South Africa[36] Test Series Ireland 1–2 South Africa |
11 June | 25 June | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 33.33% | 65 | 71 | -6 |
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2017 tour of Japan[37] Test Series Ireland 2–0 Japan |
17 June | 24 June | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 100% | 85 | 35 | +50 |
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2018 tour of Australia[38] Test Series Ireland 2–1 Australia |
9 June | 23 June | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 66.67% | 55 | 55 | 0 |
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2022 tour of New Zealand[39] Test Series Ireland 2–1 New Zealand |
29 June | 16 July | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 60% | 121 | 132 | -11 |
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2024 tour of South Africa[40] Test Series Ireland 1–1 South Africa |
6 July | 13 July | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 50% | 45 | 51 | -6 |
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2025 Georgia & Portugal[41][42] Test Series Ireland 1–0 Georgia Ireland 1–0 Portugal |
5 July | 12 July | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 100% | 140 | 12 | +128 |
| Total | 35 Tours | — | — | 60 | 24 | 1 | 37 | 91 | 61 | 2 | 28 | 153 | 84 | 3 | 66 | 54.9% | 3,356 | 2,726 | +630 |
Ireland A, Emerging Ireland & Development Rugby Tours
| Year | To | Captain | Head coach | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe[9] |  Kevin Potts |
Gerry Murphy |
Won | 1–0 (Zimbabwe) |
| 1997 | Oceania[46] | Gabriel Fulcher Gary Halpin |
 Brian Ashton |
Lost | 0–1 (Western Samoa XV) |
| 2022 | South Africa[47] | Max Deegan  Cian Prendergast |
 Simon Easterby |
Won | 3–0 (All tour matches) |
Tour Statistics
| Flag | Nation or Nations | From | To | Test Matches | Tour Matches | Total Record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | % | PF | PA | PD | ||||
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1993 South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe tour[9] | 21 July | 11 August | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 85.71% | 219 | 103 | +116 |
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1997 Oceania tour[9] | 22 May | 14 June | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | 6 | 14.29% | 169 | 337 | -168 |
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2022 South Africa tour[47] | 30 September | 9 October | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 100% | 103 | 45 | +58 |
| Total | 3 Tours | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 58.82% | 491 | 485 | +6 |
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