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.
Fixtures
(Toyota Challenge)
2:00 pmEmerging International
Toyota Park Cheetahs v Ireland |
Results
(Toyota Challenge)
24 - 28Emerging International
Toyota Park Pumas v Ireland |
(Toyota Challenge)
7 - 54Emerging International
Toyota Park Griquas v Ireland |
(Japan Tour)
29 - 10Women's Senior International
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Japan v Ireland |
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(Japan Tour)
10:00 amWomen'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 |
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(Summer Tour)
12 - 23Men's Senior International
Eden Park New Zealand v Ireland |
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(Summer Tour)
8:05 amMen's Senior International
Eden Park New Zealand v Ireland |
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(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
Musgrave 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 |
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(Round 5)
59 - 5U20 Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Scotland |
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(Round 5)
26 - 5Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Scotland |
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(Round 4)
27 - 42U20 Six Nations
Twickenham Stadium England v Ireland |
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(Round 4)
15 - 32Six Nations
Twickenham Stadium England v Ireland |
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(Round 3)
57 - 6Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Italy |
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(Round 3)
39 - 12U20 Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Italy |
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(Round 2)
30 - 24Six Nations
Stade de France France v Ireland |
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(Round 2)
16 - 17U20 Six Nations
Stade de France France v Ireland |
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(Round 1)
29 - 7Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Wales |
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(Round 1)
53 - 5U20 Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Wales |
(Autumn International)
53 - 7Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Argentina |
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(International Friendly)
15 - 12Women's Senior International
Royal Dublin Society Ireland v Japan |
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(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 |
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(Autumn International)
60 - 5Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Japan |
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(Summer Series)
71 - 0Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v USA |
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(Summer Series)
39 - 31Men's Senior International
Aviva Stadium Ireland v Japan |
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(Week 5)
32 - 18Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v England |
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(Week 4)
24 - 27Six Nations
Murrayfield Stadium Scotland v Ireland |
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(Week 3)
10 - 48Six Nations
Stadio Olimpico Italy v Ireland |
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(Week 2)
13 - 15Six Nations
Aviva Stadium Ireland v France |
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(Week 1)
21 - 16Six Nations
Principality Stadium Wales v Ireland |
Ireland Senior Men
Ireland U20 Men
Ireland Senior Women
Six Nations
U20 Six Nations 2022
Ireland Senior Team Statistcs
| Player | Position | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Bundee Aki | Centre | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieran Treadwell | Lock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Conan | No. 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hugo Keenan | Full-Back | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Keith Earls | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finlay Bealham | Prop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cian Healy | Prop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Carbery | Fly-Half | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Van Der Flier | Flanker | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caelan Doris | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Sheehan | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Craig Casey | Scrum-Half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan Larmour | Winger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamison Gibson-Park | Scrum-Half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tadhg Furlong | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ciaran Frawley | Fly-Half | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Baird | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy O’Brien | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Robbie Henshaw | Centre | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 James Lowe | Winger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Sexton | Fly-Half | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Murray | Scrum-Half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 James Ryan | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom O’Toole | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Loughman | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hume | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Heffernan | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cian Prendergast | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Coombes | Flanker | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lowry | Fly-Half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Porter | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Timoney | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe McCarthy | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ireland U20 Team Statistcs
| Player | Position | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Crothers | Flanker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Culhane | No. 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Morrissey | Lock | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Boyle | Prop | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rory Maguire | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Campbell | Full-Back | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Ó Tighearnaigh | Lock | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Tector | Fly-Half | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James McCormick | Hooker | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chay Mullins | Winger | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Coughlan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aitzol Arenzana-King | Winger | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fionn Gibbons | Centre | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James McNabney | Flanker | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Hanlon | Hooker | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oisin Michel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Butler | Fly-Half | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Brownlee | Centre | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam McNamee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Jude Postlethwaite | Centre | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lorcan McLaughlin | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dylan O’Grady | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Mallon | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Carson | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Wilson | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darragh McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dylan O’Grady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ireland Senior Women Statistics
| Player | Position | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jess Keating | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neve Jones | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enya Breen | Fly-Half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emma Hooban | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo Brown | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dannah O’Brien | Fly-Half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emma Tilly | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leah Tarpey | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chloe Pearse | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edel McMahon | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nichola Fryday | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Molly Scuffil McCabe | Scrum-Half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natasja Behan | Full-Back | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aoife Dalton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Katie O’Dwyer | Prop | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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