2018 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia

2018 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia
Coach(es) Joe Schmidt
Tour captain(s) Rory Best
Peter O'Mahony
Top test point scorer(s) Jonathan Sexton (31)
Top test try scorer(s)
Summary
P W D L
Total
03 02 00 01
Test match
03 02 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
3 1 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour Japan 2017
Next tour TBC

In June 2018, Ireland played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2018 June rugby union tests. It was the first time Ireland had played a test series against Australia in Australia since 2010. The series was part of the sixth year of the global rugby calendar established by World Rugby, which runs through to 2019.[1]

Fixtures

Date and time Venue Home Score Away
9 June 2018, 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Australia  18–9  Ireland
16 June 2018, 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) AAMI Park, Melbourne Australia  21–26  Ireland
23 June 2018, 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) Allianz Stadium, Sydney Australia  16–20  Ireland

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 9 June, the first test match of the tour.

Ireland

On 23 May 2018, Joe Schmidt named a 32-man squad for the 2018 June rugby union tests.[2]

On 31 May, tour captain Rory Best was ruled out of the test series with a hamstring injury. Munster's Niall Scannell was called-up to replace him, with Peter O'Mahony and Jonathan Sexton sharing the captaincy duties for the tour.[3]

Dave Kilcoyne trained with the squad as injury cover for Cian Healy ahead of the third test, whilst Will Addison also trained with the team, though neither player was officially added to the touring squad.[4]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Rory Best (c) Hooker (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 35) 111 Ulster
Sean Cronin Hooker (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 32) 61 Leinster
Rob Herring Hooker (1990-08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 27) 3 Ulster
Niall Scannell Hooker (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 (aged 26) 7 Munster
Tadhg Furlong Prop (1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 25) 23 Leinster
Cian Healy Prop (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 30) 78 Leinster
Jack McGrath Prop (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 28) 47 Leinster
Andrew Porter Prop (1996-01-16)16 January 1996 (aged 22) 7 Leinster
John Ryan Prop (1988-08-02)2 August 1988 (aged 29) 13 Munster
Tadhg Beirne Lock (1992-01-08)8 January 1992 (aged 26) 0 Scarlets
Iain Henderson Lock (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 26) 38 Ulster
Quinn Roux Lock (1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 27) 5 Connacht
James Ryan Lock (1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 21) 8 Leinster
Devin Toner Lock (1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 31) 58 Leinster
Dan Leavy Flanker (1994-05-23)23 May 1994 (aged 24) 9 Leinster
Jordi Murphy Flanker (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 27) 20 Leinster
Peter O'Mahony (vc) Flanker (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 28) 47 Munster
Jack Conan Number 8 (1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 25) 7 Leinster
CJ Stander Number 8 (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 28) 23 Munster
John Cooney Scrum-half (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 28) 1 Ulster
Kieran Marmion Scrum-half (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 26) 21 Connacht
Conor Murray Scrum-half (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 29) 64 Munster
Ross Byrne Fly-half (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 23) 0 Leinster
Joey Carbery Fly-half (1995-11-01)1 November 1995 (aged 22) 10 Leinster
Jonathan Sexton (vc) Fly-half (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 32) 73 Leinster
Bundee Aki Centre (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 28) 7 Connacht
Robbie Henshaw Centre (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 24) 33 Leinster
Garry Ringrose Centre (1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 23) 13 Leinster
Andrew Conway Wing (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 26) 6 Munster
Keith Earls Wing (1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 30) 67 Munster
Jacob Stockdale Wing (1996-04-06)6 April 1996 (aged 22) 9 Ulster
Rob Kearney Fullback (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 32) 83 Leinster
Jordan Larmour Fullback (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 20) 3 Leinster

Australia

On 30 May 2018, Michael Cheika named a 32-man squad for the three-test series against Ireland.[5]

On 3 June, Pete Samu was added to the squad after New Zealand Rugby agreed to release the flanker, who plays for Crusaders in New Zealand, for the test series.[6] On the same day however, hooker Jordan Uelese was ruled out of the series with a knee injury sustained playing for Melbourne Rebels.[7] Tolu Latu was called-up to the squad to replace Uelese.[8]

On 18 June, Jake Gordon was called-up to replace the injured Will Genia.[9]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Franchise / province
Folau Fainga'a Hooker (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 23) 0 Australia Brumbies
Brandon Paenga-Amosa Hooker (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 22) 0 Australia Queensland Reds
Tolu Latu Hooker (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 25) 4 Australia Waratahs
Jordan Uelese Hooker (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 21) 2 Australia Melbourne Rebels
Allan Alaalatoa Prop (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 24) 22 Australia Brumbies
Sekope Kepu Prop (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 32) 91 Australia Waratahs
Tom Robertson Prop (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 23) 18 Australia Waratahs
Scott Sio Prop (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 43 Australia Brumbies
Taniela Tupou Prop (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 1 Australia Queensland Reds
Rory Arnold Lock (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 27) 15 Australia Brumbies
Adam Coleman Lock (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 26) 20 Australia Melbourne Rebels
Rob Simmons Lock (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 29) 82 Australia Waratahs
Izack Rodda Lock (1996-08-20)20 August 1996 (aged 21) 4 Australia Queensland Reds
Lukhan Tui Lock (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 21) 4 Australia Queensland Reds
Ned Hanigan Flanker (1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (aged 23) 12 Australia Waratahs
Michael Hooper (c) Flanker (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 26) 79 Australia Waratahs
David Pocock Flanker (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 30) 66 Australia Brumbies
Peter Samu Flanker (1991-12-17)17 December 1991 (aged 26) 0 New Zealand Crusaders
Caleb Timu Number 8 (1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 24) 0 Australia Queensland Reds
Will Genia Scrum-half (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 30) 88 Australia Melbourne Rebels
Jake Gordon Scrum-half (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 24) 0 Australia Waratahs
Nick Phipps Scrum-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 29) 61 Australia Waratahs
Joe Powell Scrum-half (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 24) 3 Australia Brumbies
Bernard Foley Fly-half (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 28) 55 Australia Waratahs
Kurtley Beale Centre (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 29) 71 Australia Waratahs
Samu Kerevi Centre (1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 24) 18 Australia Queensland Reds
Tevita Kuridrani Centre (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 27) 58 Australia Brumbies
Sefanaia Naivalu Centre (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (aged 26) 7 Australia Melbourne Rebels
Curtis Rona Centre (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 26) 3 Australia Waratahs
Dane Haylett-Petty Wing (1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 28) 18 Australia Melbourne Rebels
Reece Hodge Wing (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 23) 24 Australia Melbourne Rebels
Marika Koroibete Wing (1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 25) 8 Australia Melbourne Rebels
Tom Banks Fullback (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 23) 0 Australia Brumbies
Israel Folau Fullback (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 29) 62 Australia Waratahs
Jack Maddocks Fullback (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 21) 0 Australia Melbourne Rebels

Matches

First Test

9 June 2018
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  18–9  Ireland
Try: Foley 33' m
Pocock 71' c
Con: Foley (1/2) 73'
Pen: Foley (2/2) 2', 69'
 Report[10] Pen: Carbery (3/4) 13', 25', 55'
FB15Israel Folau
RW14Dane Haylett-Petty 62'
OC13Samu Kerevi
IC12Kurtley Beale
LW11Marika Koroibete
FH10Bernard Foley
SH9Will Genia 73'
N88Caleb Timu 48' 58' 62'
OF7Michael Hooper (c)
BF6David Pocock 73'
RL5Adam Coleman
LL4Izack Rodda 54'
TP3Sekope Kepu 55'
HK2Brandon Paenga-Amosa 55'
LP1Scott Sio 62'
Replacements:
HK16Tolu Latu 55'
PR17Tom Robertson 62'
PR18Taniela Tupou 55'
LK19Rob Simmons 54'
LK20Lukhan Tui 73'
FL21Peter Samu 48' 58' 62'
SH22Nick Phipps 73'
WG23Reece Hodge 62'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Keith Earls 24'
OC13Robbie Henshaw
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Joey Carbery 56'
SH9Conor Murray 77'
N88CJ Stander
OF7Jordi Murphy
BF6Peter O'Mahony (c) 68'
RL5Iain Henderson 64'
LL4James Ryan
TP3John Ryan 47'
HK2Rob Herring 56'
LP1Jack McGrath 47'
Replacements:
HK16Sean Cronin 56'
PR17Cian Healy 47'
PR18Tadhg Furlong 47'
LK19Quinn Roux 64'
N820Jack Conan 68'
SH21Kieran Marmion 77'
FH22Jonathan Sexton 56'
FB23Jordan Larmour 24'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Will Genia (Australia)[10]

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Second Test

16 June 2018
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  21–26  Ireland
Try: Beale 1' c
Penalty try 25'
Tupou 77' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 2', 77'
 Report[13] Try: Conway 6' c
Furlong 53' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 7', 55'
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 12', 16', 21', 65'
AAMI Park, Melbourne[11]
Attendance: 29,018
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
FB15Israel Folau
RW14Dane Haylett-Petty
OC13Samu Kerevi
IC12Kurtley Beale 63'
LW11Marika Koroibete 6' to 16'
FH10Bernard Foley
SH9Will Genia 26'
N88Caleb Timu 40'
OF7Michael Hooper (c)
BF6David Pocock
RL5Adam Coleman 42'
LL4Izack Rodda 55'
TP3Sekope Kepu 50'
HK2Brandon Paenga-Amosa 40'
LP1Scott Sio 71'
Replacements:
HK16Tolu Latu 40'
PR17Tom Robertson 71'
PR18Taniela Tupou 50'
LK19Rob Simmons 42'
LK20Lukhan Tui 40'
FL21Peter Samu 55'
SH22Nick Phipps 26'
WG23Reece Hodge 63'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Andrew Conway 14'
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Jonathan Sexton 78'
SH9Conor Murray
N88CJ Stander
OF7Dan Leavy 31' 38' 40'
BF6Peter O'Mahony (c) 63'
RL5James Ryan
LL4Devin Toner 75'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 71'
HK2Niall Scannell 48'
LP1Cian Healy 26' to 36' 45'
Replacements:
HK16Rob Herring 48'
PR17Jack McGrath 76' to 80' 31' 38' 45'
PR18Andrew Porter 71'
LK19Tadhg Beirne 63'
FL20Jordi Murphy 40'
SH21John Cooney 78'
FH22Joey Carbery 75'
FB23Jordan Larmour 14'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)[13]

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Tadhg Beirne (Ireland) made his international debut.[13]
  • This was Ireland's first win against Australia in Australia since their 9–3 victory in Sydney in 1979.[13]

Third Test

23 June 2018
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  16–20  Ireland
Try: Koroibete 53' c
Con: Foley (1/1) 55'
Pen: Foley (3/4) 12', 21', 39'
 Report[14] Try: Stander 43' m
Pen: Sexton (5/5) 8', 29', 34', 40'+2, 78'
Allianz Stadium, Sydney[11]
Attendance: 44,085
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB15Israel Folau 30' to 40'
RW14Dane Haylett-Petty
OC13Samu Kerevi
IC12Kurtley Beale
LW11Marika Koroibete 68'
FH10Bernard Foley
SH9Nick Phipps 60'
N88David Pocock
OF7Michael Hooper (c) 15'
BF6Lukhan Tui
RL5Adam Coleman 44'
LL4Izack Rodda 71'
TP3Sekope Kepu 55'
HK2Brandon Paenga-Amosa 40'
LP1Scott Sio 60'
Replacements:
HK16Tolu Latu 40'
PR17Tom Robertson 60'
PR18Taniela Tupou 55'
LK19Rob Simmons 44'
FL20Ned Hanigan 71'
FL21Peter Samu 15'
SH22Joe Powell 60'
WG23Reece Hodge 68'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika
FB15Rob Kearney 57'
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Robbie Henshaw
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Jacob Stockdale 20' to 30'
FH10Jonathan Sexton
SH9Conor Murray
N88Jack Conan 68'
OF7Peter O'Mahony (c) 30'
BF6CJ Stander
RL5James Ryan
LL4Devin Toner
TP3Tadhg Furlong 66'
HK2Niall Scannell 55'
LP1Jack McGrath 55'
Replacements:
HK16Rob Herring 55'
PR17Cian Healy 55'
PR18John Ryan 66'
LK19Tadhg Beirne 68'
FL20Jordi Murphy 30'
SH21Kieran Marmion
FH22Ross Byrne
FB23Jordan Larmour 57'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)[14]

Touch judges:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Cam Stone (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Statistics

Key

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby Week". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Ireland Squad Named For Summer Tour To Australia". Irish Rugby. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rory Best ruled out of Ireland's tour of Australia with hamstring injury". The42. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kilcoyne links up with Ireland in Sydney after Addison joined camp last week". The42. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cheika names June Series squad with room for one more". Rugby AU. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Samu released to play for Wallabies". Rugby AU. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Season over for Uelese after rupturing ACL". Rugby AU. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Latu named as Uelese's Wallabies replacement". Rugby AU. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Gordon joins Wallabies, Genia to miss six weeks". Rugby AU. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  10. 1 2 "First Blood To Wallabies As Ireland's Winning Streak Comes To An End". Irish Rugby. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "Wallabies to host Ireland in June Series". 18 October 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Australia 18-9 Ireland: Tourists' 12-game winning run comes to an end". BBC Sport. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Furlong On Fire As Ireland End Wait For Away Win Over Wallabies". Irish Rugby. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Schmidt Praises Character Of Players As Ireland Claim Historic Series Win". Irish Rugby. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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