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Map of nations' best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.

The Ireland national rugby union team have played all eight Rugby World Cup tournaments. They have played in the quarter-finals at all but two tournaments, but have yet to progress to the semi-finals. They have finished top of their pool twice. Ireland has never played either South Africa or England in a World Cup match.

Ireland has competed at every Rugby World Cup since the tournament was first held in Australia and New Zealand in 1987.

Summary

After a loss to Wales, Ireland finished second in their pool in 1987 but were then knocked out by Australia in their quarter final in Sydney.

In 1991 Ireland again lost only the one match in pool play (to Scotland). They again met the Australians in the quarter-finals, who defeated them by one point. Runner-up in their pool in 1995 to New Zealand, Ireland were defeated by France in their quarter-final in Durban.

Ireland finished second in their pool in 1999, behind Australia and went into the quarter-final play-offs (a system exclusive to the 1999 tournament). There they lost to Argentina, and thus, not being quarter-finalists, they were not given automatic entry into 2003.

They defeated Russia and Georgia to go through the 2003 World Cup as Europe 1. They finished second to Australia in their pool, and were knocked out by France in the quarter finals.

They started in the so-called "Group of death" with hosts France, Argentina, Namibia and Georgia in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. They played Namibia (the lowest ranked team in the World cup) in their opening game on 9 September which resulted in a narrow 32–17 win.[1] Their progress was then put into doubt when they beat Georgia 14–10, not obtaining a bonus point.[2] France's victory over Namibia 87–10 put Ireland's progression from the group in doubt, and this was compounded when the French defeated Ireland 25–3.[3] Entering their last group match against Argentina, needing four tries to secure a bonus point without allowing Argentina anything, Ireland were defeated by 30 points to 15 and crashed out at the pool stage for the first time.[4]

Ireland began their 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign on the back of four defeats in a series of warm-up tests in August, with a 22–10 victory over the United States in New Plymouth on 11 September. Failing to secure a bonus point against world cup minnows the United States, a team ranked far below Ireland, this was an unconvincing win. Contrary to preceding form, and indeed beating most commentators expectations, Ireland produced a memorable performance to defeat reigning tri-nations champions Australia 15–6 in their second pool game in Eden Park in Auckland on 17 September. This was the first Irish win against tri-nations opposition in the southern hemisphere in 32 years. It was also Ireland's first ever win against Australia in the Rugby World Cup. After comprehensive wins against Russia and Italy in the final two pool-stage matches, Ireland topped Pool C. This was the first ever time Ireland came first in a world cup pool. Ireland advanced to the quarter-finals to face Wales in Wellington. They were defeated 22–10 by the Welsh, thus ending their 2011 campaign.

Ireland topped Pool D of the 2015 Rugby World Cup with four victories and with two bonus points. Ireland beat Canada and Romania with bonus points in their first two games. Ireland then faced Italy, coming out on top 16–9,[5] the only try coming from Keith Earls who surpassed Brian O'Driscoll as Ireland's leading Rugby World Cup try scorer with eight. The final pool game saw Ireland face France. The winner would set up a quarter final against Argentina and avoid the All Blacks. Ireland overcame the loss to injury of key players Jonathan Sexton, Peter O'Mahony and Paul O'Connell to run out 24–9 winners.[6][7] The victory set up another game for Ireland in the Millennium Stadium against Pool C runners up Argentina on 18 October 2015. Ireland battled and came back from a 17-point deficit to come within 3 points of their opponents, but eventually lost 43–20.

At the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Ireland began with a 27–3 win against Scotland on 22 September before losing to Japan a week later 19–12 in the Shizuoka Stadium.[8][9] Wins over Russia by 35-0 and Samoa by 47-5 set up a quarter-final against New Zealand on 19 October.[10][11] In Joe Schmidt's last game in charge, New Zealand won easily by 46–14 to eliminate Ireland from the World Cup at the quarter-final stage for the seventh time.[12][13][14]

By position

Rugby World Cup record Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Head coach Pos Pld W D L PF PA
New Zealand Australia 1987 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 99 74 Squad M. Doyle Invited
England France Ireland Scotland Wales 1991 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 120 70 Squad C. Fitzgerald Automatically qualified
South Africa 1995 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 105 130 Squad G. Murphy Automatically qualified
Wales 1999 Quarter-finals play-off 4 2 0 2 124 73 Squad W. Gatland 1st 2 2 0 0 123 35
Australia 2003 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 162 99 Squad E. O'Sullivan 1st 2 2 0 0 98 17
France 2007 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 64 82 Squad Automatically qualified
New Zealand 2011 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 145 56 Squad D. Kidney Automatically qualified
England 2015 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 154 78 Squad J. Schmidt Automatically qualified
Japan 2019 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 135 73 Squad Automatically qualified
France 2023 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 214 74 Squad A. Farrell Automatically qualified
Australia 2027 Automatically qualified
Total 45 28 0 17 1322 809 4 4 0 0 221 52
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue


Matches

Pool 2 matches –

Template:1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 2


1987-05-25
Ireland 6–13 Wales
Pen: Kiernan (2)ReportTry: Ring
Pen: Thorburn
Drop: Davies (2)
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald Australia

1987-05-30
Canada 19–46 Ireland
Try: Cardinal
Pen: Rees (3)
Wyatt
Drop: Rees
ReportTries: Crossan (2)
Bradley
Spillane
Ringland
MacNeill
Con: Kiernan (5)
Pen: Kiernan (2)
Drop: Ward
Kiernan
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fred Howard England

1987-06-03
Ireland 32–9 Tonga
Tries: Mullin (3)
MacNeill (2)
Con: Ward (3)
Pen: Ward (2)
ReportPen: Amone (3)
Ballymore, Brisbane
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Guy Maurette France

Quarter-final

7 June 1987
Australia 33–15 Ireland
Tries: Burke (2)
McIntyre
Smith
Con: Lynagh (4)
Pen: Lynagh (3)
ReportTries: MacNeill
Kiernan
Con: Kiernan (2)
Pen: Kiernan
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 14,356
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)

Pool 2 matches –

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 122 36 +86 6
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 102 51 +51 4
 Japan 3 1 0 2 77 87 −10 2
 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 31 158 −127 0
Source: [citation needed]
1991-10-06
Ireland 55–11 Zimbabwe
Tries: Robinson (4), Popplewell (2), Geoghegan, Curtis
Con: Keyes (4)
Pen: Keyes (5)
ReportTries: Dawson, Schultz
Pen: Ferreira
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Keith Lawrence New Zealand

1991-10-09
Ireland 32–16 Japan
Tries: Mannion (2), O’Hara, Staples
Con: Keyes (2)
Pen: Keyes (4)
ReportTries: Hayashi, Kajihara, Yoshida
Con: Hosokawa (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Laikini Colati Fiji

1991-10-12
Scotland 24–15 Ireland
Tries: Shiel, Armstrong, S. Hastings
Con: G. Hastings (2)
Pen: G. Hastings (3)
Drop: Chalmers
ReportPen: Keyes (4)
Drop: Keyes
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Fred Howard England

Quarter-final

20 October 1991
Ireland 18–19 Australia
Tries: Hamilton
Con: Keyes
Pen: Keyes (3)
Drop: Keyes
ReportTries: Campese (2), Lynagh
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 54,500
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

Pool C matches –

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 222 45 +177 9
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 93 94 −1 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 89 68 +21 5
 Japan 3 0 0 3 55 252 −197 3
Source: [citation needed]

1995-05-27
Ireland 19–43 New Zealand
Tries: David Corkery, Denis McBride, Gary Halpin
Con: Eric Elwood (2)
ReportTries: Jonah Lomu (2), Josh Kronfeld, Frank Bunce, Glen Osborne
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 38 000
Referee: Wayne Erickson Australia



Quarter finals –

Pool E matches –

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 135 31 +104 9
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 100 45 +55 7
 Romania 3 1 0 2 50 126 −76 5
 United States 3 0 0 3 52 135 −83 3
Source: [citation needed]
1999-10-02
Ireland 53–8 United States
Tries: Keith Wood (4), Brian O'Driscoll, Justin Bishop, Penalty try
Con: David Humphreys (4)
Eric Elwood (2)
Pen: David Humphreys (2)
ReportTries: Kevin Dalzell
Pen: Kevin Dalzell
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Joel Dume France

1999-10-10
Ireland 3–23 Australia
Pen: David HumphreysReportTries: Ben Tune, Tim Horan
Con: Matthew Burke (2)
Pen: Matthew Burke (2), John Eales
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,250
Referee: Clayton Thomas Wales

1999-10-15
Ireland 44–14 Romania
Tries: Conor O'Shea (2), Andrew Ward, Thomas Tierney, Dion O'Cuinneagain
Con: Eric Elwood (5)
Pen: Eric Elwood (2)
Drop goals: Brian O'Driscoll
ReportTries: Cristian Sauan
Pen: Petre Mitu (3)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Brain Campsell England

Quarter-final play off


Group A matches – Template:2003 Rugby World Cup Pool A

2003-10-11
Ireland 45–17 Romania
Tries: S. Horgan, Wood, Hickie (2), Costello
Con: Humphreys (3), O'Gara
Pen: Humphreys (4)
ReportTries: Penalty try, Maftei
Con: Tofan, Vioreanu
Pen: Tofan
Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 19,123
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan South Africa

2003-10-19
Ireland 64–7 Namibia
Tries: Quinlan (2), Dempsey, Hickie, Horan, Miller (2), G. Easterby, S. Horgan, Kelly
Con: O'Gara (7)
ReportTries: Powell
Con: Wessels
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 35,382
Referee: Andrew Cole Australia

2003-10-26
Argentina 15–16 Ireland
Pen: Quesada (3)
Drop: Quesada, Corleto
ReportTries: Quinlan
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys, O'Gara (2)
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 30,203
Referee: André Watson South Africa

2003-11-01
Australia 17–16 Ireland
Tries: Smith
Pen: Flatley (3)
Drop: Gregan
ReportTries: O'Driscoll
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (2)
Drop: O'Driscoll
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 54,206
Referee: Paddy O'Brien New Zealand

2003-11-09
France 43–21 Ireland
Tries: Magne 3' c
Dominici 29' c
Harinordoquy 33' c
Crenca 47' c
Con: Michalak (4)
Pen: Michalak (5)
ReportTries: Maggs 52' c
O'Driscoll (2) 65' c, 80+2' c
Con: Humphreys (3)
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 33,134
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan South Africa

Pool D matches –

Template:2007 Rugby World Cup Pool D

9 September 2007
20:00
Ireland 32–17 Namibia
Tries: O'Driscoll 5' c
Trimble 19' m
Easterby 30' m
Penalty try 49' c
Flannery 76' m
Con: O'Gara (2/5)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 17'
ReportTries: Nieuwenhuis 60' c
Van Zyl 64' c
Con: Wessels (2/2)
Pen: Wessels (1/2) 40+'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 33,694
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
15 September 2007
21:00
Ireland 14–10 Georgia
Tries: R. Best 17' c
Dempsey 55' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
ReportTry: Shkinin 45' c
Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1)
Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/2) 37'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 33,807
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
21 September 2007
21:00
France 25–3 Ireland
Tries: Clerc (2) 59' m, 69' m
Pen: Élissalde (5/6) 7', 18', 22', 40+', 55'
ReportDrop: O'Gara (1/1) 37'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,267
Referee: Chris White (England)
30 September 2007
17:00
Ireland 15–30 Argentina
Tries: O'Driscoll 32' c
Murphy 47' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 20'
ReportTries: Borges 17' m
Agulla 39' c
Con: F. Contepomi (1/2)
Pen: F. Contepomi (3/4) 43', 62', 66'
Drop: Hernández (3/5) 21', 36', 79'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,450
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

Ireland qualified for the 2011 RWC automatically.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 4 4 0 0 135 34 +101 15 1 17 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2  Australia 4 3 0 1 173 48 +125 25 3 15
3  Italy 4 2 0 2 92 95 −3 13 2 10 Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4  United States 4 1 0 3 38 122 −84 4 0 4
5  Russia 4 0 0 4 57 196 −139 8 1 1
Source: [citation needed]

11 September 2011
18:00
Ireland 22 – 10 United States
Try: Bowe (2) 40' c, 60' c
Best 56' m
Con: Sexton (1/1)
O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: Sexton (1/5) 17'
ReportTry: Emerick 80+' c
Con: Malifa (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (1/2) 54'
Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Attendance: 20,823
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Ireland
FB 15 Geordan Murphy downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton downward-facing red arrow 51'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 51'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Shane Jennings downward-facing red arrow 61'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Tom Court downward-facing red arrow 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jerry Flannery upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Tony Buckley upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan
N8 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 51'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 51'
WG 22 Andrew Trimble upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
United States
FB 15 Blaine Scully
RW 14 Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC 13 Paul Emerick
IC 12 Andrew Suniula
LW 11 James Paterson
FH 10 Roland Suniula downward-facing red arrow 59'
SH 9 Mike Petri downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Nic Johnson
OF 7 Todd Clever (c)
BF 6 Louis Stanfill
RL 5 Hayden Smith
LL 4 John van der Giessen
TP 3 Shawn Pittman
HK 2 Phil Thiel downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Mike MacDonald downward-facing red arrow 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Chris Biller upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 Mate Moeakiola upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 18 Scott LaValla
FL 19 Pat Danahy
SH 20 Tim Usasz upward-facing green arrow 67'
FH 21 Nese Malifa upward-facing green arrow 59'
WG 22 Colin Hawley
Coach:
Ireland Eddie O'Sullivan

Man of the Match:
Paul O'Connell (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)


17 September 2011
20:30
Australia 6 – 15 Ireland
Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 11', 23'ReportPen: Sexton (2/5) 17', 49'
O'Gara (2/2) 62', 71'
Drop: Sexton 19'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 58,678
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Australia
FB 15 Kurtley Beale
RW 14 James O'Connor
OC 13 Anthony Fainga'a downward-facing red arrow 75'
IC 12 Pat McCabe
LW 11 Adam Ashley-Cooper
FH 10 Quade Cooper
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Radike Samo downward-facing red arrow 74'
OF 7 Ben McCalman
BF 6 Rocky Elsom downward-facing red arrow 73'
RL 5 James Horwill (c)
LL 4 Dan Vickerman downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Ben Alexander downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP 1 Sekope Kepu
Replacements:
HK 16 Saia Fainga'a
PR 17 James Slipper upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 18 Rob Simmons upward-facing green arrow 63'
N8 19 Wycliff Palu upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 20 Scott Higginbotham upward-facing green arrow 74'
SH 21 Luke Burgess
WG 22 Drew Mitchell upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
Ireland
FB 15 Rob Kearney downward-facing red arrow 75'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) red cross icon 60' to 63'
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy downward-facing red arrow 50'
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Eoin Reddan downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross downward-facing red arrow 77'
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 77'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan
N8 19 Denis Leamy
SH 20 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 50'
WG 22 Andrew Trimble upward-facing green arrow 60' downward-facing red arrow 63' upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Cian Healy (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)


25 September 2011
18:00
Ireland 62 – 12 Russia
Try: McFadden 10' c
O'Brien 13' c
Boss 38' c
Earls(2) 39' c, 48' c
Trimble 40+' m
Kearney 65' c
Jennings 73' c
Buckley 79' m
Con: O'Gara (6/7)
Sexton (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 6'
ReportTry: Artemyev 50' c
Simplikevich 59' m
Con: Rachkov (1/2)
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 25,661
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Ireland
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Keith Earls downward-facing red arrow 49'
IC 12 Paddy Wallace
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Isaac Boss downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien downward-facing red arrow 57'
BF 6 Donnacha Ryan
RL 5 Leo Cullen (c)
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan downward-facing red arrow 46'
TP 3 Tony Buckley
HK 2 Seán Cronin
LP 1 Cian Healy downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best
PR 17 Mike Ross upward-facing green arrow 49'
N8 18 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 46'
FL 19 Shane Jennings upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 21 Jonathan Sexton upward-facing green arrow 67'
WG 22 Geordan Murphy upward-facing green arrow 49'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
Russia
FB 15 Vasily Artemyev
RW 14 Denis Simplikevich
OC 13 Andrei Kuzin
IC 12 Sergey Trishin
LW 11 Vladimir Ostroushko downward-facing red arrow 71'
FH 10 Konstantin Rachkov yellow card 8' to 18'
SH 9 Alexander Yanyushkin (c) downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Victor Gresev
OF 7 Andrei Garbuzov downward-facing red arrow 45'
BF 6 Artem Fatakhov
RL 5 Adam Byrnes
LL 4 Denis Antonov downward-facing red arrow 49'
TP 3 Alexander Khrokin downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Valeri Tsnobiladze
LP 1 Sergey Popov downward-facing red arrow 74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Yevgeny Matveyev
PR 17 Ivan Prishchepenko upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 18 Alexey Travkin upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 19 Alexander Voytov upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 20 Andrey Bykanov upward-facing green arrow 74'
WG 21 Mikhail Sidorov upward-facing green arrow 45'
FB 22 Mikhail Babaev upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coaches:
Russia Nikolay Nerush
Wales Kingsley Jones

Man of the Match:
Ronan O'Gara (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
Jérôme Garces (France)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)


2 October 2011
20:30
Ireland 36 – 6 Italy
Try: O'Driscoll 47' c
Earls (2) 52' c, 80+' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Sexton (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 7', 18', 35', 44'
Sexton (1/1) 70'
ReportPen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 11', 21'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 28,027
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Ireland
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) downward-facing red arrow 74'
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 Stephen Ferris downward-facing red arrow 73'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan downward-facing red arrow 59'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Cian Healy downward-facing red arrow 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 73'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan upward-facing green arrow 59'
N8 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 74'
FH 21 Jonathan Sexton upward-facing green arrow 67'
WG 22 Andrew Trimble upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
Italy
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Luciano Orquera downward-facing red arrow 41'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) downward-facing red arrow 77'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco downward-facing red arrow 49'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Corniel van Zyl downward-facing red arrow 61'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 37'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 37'
LK 18 Marco Bortolami upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 20 Edoardo Gori upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino upward-facing green arrow 41'
FB 22 Luke McLean upward-facing green arrow 77'
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Seán O'Brien (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)


Quarter-finals


8 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Ireland 10 – 22 Wales
Try: Earls 45' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 24'
ReportTry: Williams 3' c
Phillips 51' m
J. Davies 64' c
Con: Priestland (2/3)
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 29'
Priestland (0/2)
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 35,787
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Ireland
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls downward-facing red arrow 72'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 56'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip downward-facing red arrow 75'
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 Stephen Ferris downward-facing red arrow 75'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tom Court
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan upward-facing green arrow 75'
N8 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 75'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 56'
FH 21 Jonathan Sexton upward-facing green arrow 56'
WG 22 Andrew Trimble upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
Wales
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Rhys Priestland downward-facing red arrow 78'
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris downward-facing red arrow 41'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Huw Bennett
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Lloyd Burns
PR 17 Paul James
LK 18 Bradley Davies upward-facing green arrow 41'
N8 19 Ryan Jones
SH 20 Lloyd Williams
FH 21 James Hook upward-facing green arrow 78'
CE 22 Scott Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Mike Phillips (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Romain Poite (France)
Television match official:
Giulio de Santis (Italy)

2015 Rugby World Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 4 4 0 0 134 35 +99 16 2 18 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2  France 4 3 0 1 120 63 +57 12 2 14
3  Italy 4 2 0 2 74 88 −14 7 2 10 Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4  Romania 4 1 0 3 60 129 −69 7 0 4
5  Canada 4 0 0 4 58 131 −73 7 2 2
Source: [citation needed]
19 September 2015 Ireland  50–7  Canada Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
27 September 2015 Ireland  44–10  Romania Wembley Stadium, London
4 October 2015 Ireland  16–9  Italy Olympic Stadium, London
11 October 2015 France  9–24  Ireland Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Quarter-finals


18 October 2015
13:00 BST (UTC+01)
Ireland 20–43 Argentina
Try: Fitzgerald 26' c
Murphy 44' c
Con: Madigan (2/2) 27', 45'
Pen: Madigan (2/4) 20', 53'
ReportTry: Moroni 3' c
Imhoff (2) 10' c, 73' c
Tuculet 69' c
Con: Sánchez (4/4) 5', 10', 70', 74'
Pen: Sánchez (5/6) 13', 22', 51', 64', 77'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,316
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

2019 Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

Template:2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A

22 September 2019
16:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Ireland 27–3 Scotland
Try: Ja. Ryan 6' c
Best 14' m
Furlong 25' c
Conway 56' m
Con: Sexton (1/2) 8'
Murray (1/2) 27'
Pen: Carty (1/1) 68'
ReportPen: Laidlaw (1/1) 21'
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 63,731
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

28 September 2019
16:15 JST (UTC+09)
Japan 19–12 Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Fukuoka 58' c
Con: Tamura (1/1) 60'
Pen: Tamura (4/6) 17', 33', 39', 71'
ReportTry: Ringrose 13' m
Kearney 20' c
Con: Carty (1/2) 21'
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
Attendance: 47,813
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

3 October 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Ireland 35–0 Russia
Try: Kearney 1' c
O'Mahony 12' c
Ruddock 34' c
Conway 61' c
Ringrose 75' c
Con: Sexton (3/3) 3', 14', 36'
Carty (2/2) 62', 76'
Report
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 26,856
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

12 October 2019
19:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Ireland 47–5 Samoa
Try: Best 4' c
Furlong 10' c
Sexton (2) 21' c, 39' m
Larmour 48' c
Stander 65' c
Conway 70' c
Con: Sexton (4/5) 5', 11', 23', 50
Carbery (2/2) 67', 72'
ReportTry: J. Lam 26' m
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 17,967
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

Quarter-finals
19 October 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
New Zealand 46–14 Ireland
Try: A. Smith (2) 14' c, 20' c
B. Barrett 32'
Taylor 48' c
Todd 61'
Bridge 73' c
J. Barrett 79'
Con: Mo'unga (4/7) 15', 22', 49', 74'
Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 6'
ReportTry: Henshaw 69'
Penalty try 76'
Con: Carbery (1/1) 69'
Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 46,686
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Overall record

Against Played Win Draw Lost Win %
 Australia 5 1 0 4 20
 Argentina 4 1 0 3 25
 Canada 2 2 0 0 100
 France 4 1 0 3 25
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 100
 Italy 2 2 0 0 100
 Japan 3 2 0 1 66.67
 Namibia 2 2 0 0 100
 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 0
 Romania 3 3 0 0 100
 Russia 2 2 0 0 100
 Scotland 2 1 0 1 50
 Tonga 1 1 0 0 100
 United States 3 3 0 0 100
 Wales 3 1 0 2 33.33
 Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 100
Overall 40 24 0 16 60

Hosting

The Rugby World Cup is held every four years, and tends to alternate between the northern and southern hemispheres. Every northern hemisphere tournament so far has been held in Europe, and in general Ireland usually hosts some games when it is held there.

1991: UK/Ireland/France

Irish stadiums in 1991 World Cup
City Stadium Capacity
Republic of Ireland Dublin Lansdowne Road 49,000
United Kingdom Belfast Ravenhill 12,300

The 1991 Rugby World Cup final was played in England, while pool and finals games were played all over European nations. Pool A, which England was in, saw matches played mostly in London, though games were also taken to Leicester, Gloucester and Otley. Pool B games, which involved European nations, Scotland and Ireland, had all their games in either Dublin or Edinburgh with one game being played in Belfast. Pool C, which Wales was a part of, had all their games in Cardiff, with two taken to Pontypridd and one played in Llanelli. Pool D, which France were a part of, saw games played in Agen, Bayonne, Béziers and Grenoble. None of the quarter-finals or semi-finals were played in England. The final was played at the Rugby Football Union's Twickenham.

1999: Wales

Irish stadiums in 1999 World Cup
City Stadium Capacity
Republic of Ireland Dublin Lansdowne Road 49,250
Republic of Ireland Limerick Thomond Park 13,500
United Kingdom Belfast Ravenhill Stadium 12,500

The 1999 World Cup was hosted by Wales, but an agreement was reached so that the other unions in the Five Nations Championship (England, France, Ireland and Scotland) also hosted matches.

The format of the pool games was similar to the 1991 World Cup in England. All Pool A games were held in Scotland, Pool B games in England, Pool C games in France and Pool D games were all held in Wales. Second round play-offs and the quarter-finals were held a variety of European venues, the semi-finals were held at Twickenham Stadium, London. The third place play-off and the final were held at the new Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Venues in Ireland included Lansdowne Road, the traditional home of the Irish Rugby Football Union, Ravenhill, the Northern Ireland IRFU owned venue and Thomond Park.

2007: France

The 2007 competition was held in France, with some games played in Wales and Scotland. France won the right in 2003 to host the 2007 tournament. Three matches were played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Two matches were held at Edinburgh's Murrayfield. Ireland were also offered to host matches at Lansdowne Road in Dublin, but had to decline the offer as construction work was scheduled to begin on the stadium.[15]

2023: Bid

Ireland bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, losing out to eventual hosts, France.

References

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  • Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
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