The Irish Rugby Football Union was founded in 1879 and holds the distinction of being one of the founding members of the International Rugby Football Board (now World Rugby) in 1886. They have appeared at every World Cup although have not yet progressed past the Quarter Final stage of the competition.
They compete in the Six Nations Championships every spring and have won the Championship outright on 14 occasions, sharing the title a further 9 times. They have captured 3 grand slam titles in 1948, 2009 & 2018.
Results
(Round 5)
15 - 12Women's Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Scotland |
(Round 4)
88 - 10Women's Six Nations
Twickenham Stadium England v Ireland |
(Round 3)
36 - 5Women's Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Wales |
(Round 2)
21 - 27Women's Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Italy |
(Round 1)
38 - 15Women's Six Nations
Stade Marie-Marvingt France v Ireland |
(Round 5)
17 - 13Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Scotland |
(Round 5)
36 - 0U20 Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Scotland |
(Round 4)
23 - 22Six Nations
Twickenham Stadium England v Ireland |
(Round 4)
32 - 32U20 Six Nations
Twickenham Stadium England v Ireland |
(Round 3)
31 - 7Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Wales |
(Round 3)
43 - 8U20 Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Wales |
(Round 2)
36 - 0Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Italy |
(Round 2)
23 - 22U20 Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Italy |
(Round 1)
31 - 37U20 Six Nations
Stade de France France v Ireland |
(Round 1)
17 - 38Six Nations
Stade de France France v Ireland |
(Round 3)
15 - 13WXV
The Sevens 2, Dubai Ireland v Spain |
(Round 2)
64 - 3WXV
The Sevens 2, Dubai Ireland v Colombia |
(Quarter Final)
24 - 28Rugby World Cup
Stade de France Ireland v New Zealand |
(Round 1)
109 - 0WXV
The Sevens 2, Dubai Ireland v Kazakhstan |
(Round 5)
36 - 14Rugby World Cup
Stade de France Ireland v Scotland |
(Round 3)
8 - 13Rugby World Cup
Stade de France South Africa v Ireland |
(Round 2)
59 - 16Rugby World Cup
Stade de la Beaujoire Ireland v Tonga |
(Round 1)
82 - 8Rugby World Cup
Stade de Bordeaux Ireland v Romania |
17 - 13Men's Senior International
Parc des Sports Jean Dauger Ireland v Samoa |
29 - 10Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v England |
33 - 17Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Italy |
(Final)
14 - 50World Rugby U20 Championship
Athlone Sports Stadium, South Africa Ireland v France |
(Semi Final)
31 - 12World Rugby U20 Championship
Athlone Sports Stadium, South Africa Ireland v South Africa |
(Match 17)
47 - 27World Rugby U20 Championship
Paarl Gymnasium Ireland v Fiji |
(Match 7)
10 - 30World Rugby U20 Championship
Paarl Gymnasium Australia v Ireland |
(Match 5)
34 - 34World Rugby U20 Championship
Paarl Gymnasium England v Ireland |
(Round 5)
36 - 10Women's Six Nations
Murrayfield Stadium Scotland v Ireland |
(Round 4)
0 - 48Women's Six Nations
Virgin Media Park Ireland v England |
(Round 3)
24 - 7Women's Six Nations
Stadio Olimpico Italy v Ireland |
(Round 2)
3 - 53Women's Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v France |
(Round 1)
31 - 5Women's Six Nations
Principality Stadium Wales v Ireland |
(Round 5)
36 - 24U20 Six Nations
Virgin Media Park Ireland v England |
(Round 5)
29 - 16Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v England |
(Round 4)
7 - 22Six Nations
Murrayfield Stadium Scotland v Ireland |
(Round 4)
7 - 82U20 Six Nations
Scotstoun Stadium Scotland v Ireland |
(Round 3)
20 - 34Six Nations
Stadio Olimpico Italy v Ireland |
(Round 6)
26 - 33Celtic Challenge
Hive Stadium Scotland v Ireland |
(Round 3)
27 - 44U20 Six Nations
Stadio Comunale Monigo Italy v Ireland |
(Round 5)
19 - 0Celtic Challenge
Kingspan Stadium Ireland v Wales |
(Round 2)
32 - 19Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v France |
(Round 2)
33 - 31U20 Six Nations
Virgin Media Park Ireland v France |
(Round 3)
45 - 12Celtic Challenge
Kingspan Stadium Ireland v Scotland |
(Round 1)
10 - 34Six Nations
Principality Stadium Wales v Ireland |
(Round 1)
27 - 44U20 Six Nations
Principality Stadium Wales v Ireland |
(Round 2)
26 - 27Celtic Challenge
Cardiff Arms Park Wales v Ireland |
(Autumn Nations Series)
13 - 10Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Australia |
(Autumn Nations Series)
35 - 17Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Fiji |
(Autumn Nations Series)
19 - 16Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v South Africa |
(Toyota Challenge)
14 - 21Emerging International
Toyota Park Cheetahs v Ireland |
(Toyota Challenge)
24 - 28Emerging International
Toyota Park Pumas v Ireland |
(Toyota Challenge)
7 - 54Emerging International
Toyota Park Griquas v Ireland |
(World Cup Qualifier - Round 3)
18 - 20Women's Senior International
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Ireland v Scotland |
(World Cup Qualifier - Round 2)
7 - 15Women's Senior International
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Italy v Ireland |
(Japan Tour)
29 - 10Women's Senior International
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Japan v Ireland |
(Japan Tour)
22 - 57Women's Senior International
Ecopa Stadium Japan v Ireland |
(Summer Tour)
22 - 32Men's Senior International
Eden Park New Zealand v Ireland |
(Summer Tour)
8:05 amMen's Senior International
Sky Stadium Maori All Blacks v Ireland |
(Summer Tour)
12 - 23Men's Senior International
Eden Park New Zealand v Ireland |
(Summer Tour)
8:05 amMen's Senior International
Eden Park New Zealand v Ireland |
(Summer Tour)
22 - 17Men's Senior International
FMG Stadium Waikato Maori All Blacks v Ireland |
(Round 5)
15 - 14Women's Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Scotland |
(Round 4)
69 - 0Women's Six Nations
Twickenham Stadium England v Ireland |
(Round 3)
29 - 8Women's Six Nations
Virgin Media Park Ireland v Italy |
(Round 2)
40 - 5Women's Six Nations
Stade de France France v Ireland |
(Round 1)
19 - 27Women's Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Wales |
(Round 5)
59 - 5U20 Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Scotland |
(Round 5)
26 - 5Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Scotland |
(Round 4)
27 - 42U20 Six Nations
Twickenham Stadium England v Ireland |
(Round 4)
15 - 32Six Nations
Twickenham Stadium England v Ireland |
(Round 3)
57 - 6Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Italy |
(Round 3)
39 - 12U20 Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Italy |
(Round 2)
30 - 24Six Nations
Stade de France France v Ireland |
(Round 2)
16 - 17U20 Six Nations
Stade de France France v Ireland |
(Round 1)
29 - 7Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Wales |
(Round 1)
53 - 5U20 Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Wales |
(Autumn International)
53 - 7Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Argentina |
(International Friendly)
15 - 12Women's Senior International
Royal Dublin Society Ireland v Japan |
(Autumn International)
29 - 20Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v New Zealand |
(Autumn International)
20 - 10Women's Senior International
Royal Dublin Society Ireland v USA |
(Autumn International)
60 - 5Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Japan |
(World Cup Qualifier - Round 1)
8 - 7Women's Senior International
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Spain v Ireland |
(Summer Series)
71 - 0Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v USA |
(Summer Series)
39 - 31Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Japan |
(Week 5)
32 - 18Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v England |
(Week 4)
24 - 27Six Nations
Murrayfield Stadium Scotland v Ireland |
(Week 3)
10 - 48Six Nations
Stadio Olimpico Italy v Ireland |
(Week 2)
13 - 15Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v France |
(Week 1)
21 - 16Six Nations
Principality Stadium Wales v Ireland |
Six Nations 2024
Women’s Six Nations 2024
WXV 3 2023/24
Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 46 | 144 | 27 | 2 | 18 |
2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 34 | 117 | 22 | 3 | 15 |
3 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 71 | 75 | 21 | 2 | 10 |
4 | Tonga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 177 | -81 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 287 | -255 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Six Nations
Women’s Six Nations 2023
Celtic Challenge 2022/23
World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 Pool B
U20 Six Nations 2023
Six Nations
Women’s Six Nations 2022
U20 Six Nations 2022
Ireland Senior Team Statistcs
Ireland Senior Women Statistics
Ireland U20 Team Statistcs
Player | Position | Pts | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Prendergast | Fly-Half | 10 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gus McCarthy | Hooker | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Paddy McCarthy | Prop | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Brian Gleeson | No. 8 | 10 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Henry McErlean | Full-Back | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
John Devine | Centre | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hugh Gavin | Winger | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Conor Ó Tighearnaigh | Lock | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Diarmuid Mangan | No. 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
James Nicholson | Full-Back | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fintan Gunne | Scrum-Half | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
George Hadden | Prop | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Ruadhan Quinn | Flanker | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fiachna Barrett | Prop | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
James McNabney | Flanker | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Evan O’Connell | Lock | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Osborne | Winger | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Hugh Cooney | Winger | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Danny Sheahan | Hooker | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Oscar Cawley | Scrum-Half | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
George Morris | Prop | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry West | Fly-Half | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liam Molony | Flanker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacob Sheahan | Flanker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Hopes | Lock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rory Telfer | Full-Back | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Ike Anagu | Winger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Women’s Combined Provinces Statistics
Player | Position | Pts | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maeve Og O’Leary | Flanker | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hannah O’Connor | No. 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claire Bennett | Lock | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Niamh O’Dowd | Prop | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deirbhile Nic an Bhaird | Flanker | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Dannah O’Brien | Fly-Half | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ella Roberts | Full-Back | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fiona Tuite | Lock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Molly Scuffil McCabe | Scrum-Half | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Linda Djougang | Prop | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aoife Dalton | Centre | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kayla Waldron | Centre | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Katie Whelan | Scrum-Half | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Natasja Behan | Full-Back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maeve Liston | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eimear Corri | Lock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clodagh O’Halloran | Lock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ella Durkan | Full-Back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ailsa Hughes | Scrum-Half | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Meabh Deely | Full-Back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aoife Wafer | Flanker | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Christy Haney | Prop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mary Healy | No. 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Molly Boyne | No. 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brittany Hogan | Flanker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jess Keating | Lock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Megan Collis | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aoife Doyle | Winger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly McCormill | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clare Gorman | Winger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Orla Dixon | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enya Breen | Fly-Half | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Leah Tarpey | Centre | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sadhbh McGrath | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clara Barrett | Winger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sophie Barrett | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emma Hooban | Hooker | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chloe Blackmore | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ireland Senior Team Statistcs
Ireland Senior Team Statistcs
Ireland Senior Team Statistcs
Player | Position | Pts | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conor Ó Tighearnaigh | Lock | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
James McNabney | Flanker | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
George Morris | Prop | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Campbell | Full-Back | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reuben Crothers | Flanker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Tector | Fly-Half | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Morrissey | Lock | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
James Culhane | No. 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rory Maguire | Prop | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Boyle | Prop | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
James McCormick | Hooker | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Aitzol Arenzana-King | Winger | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Joshua Hanlon | Hooker | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ethan Coughlan | Scrum-Half | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fionn Gibbons | Centre | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Chay Mullins | Winger | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Oisin Michel | Prop | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Brownlee | Centre | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Adam McNamee | Lock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jude Postlethwaite | Centre | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lorcan McLaughlin | No. 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Darragh McSweeney | Prop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dylan O’Grady | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shane Mallon | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Wilson | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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