History of rugby union matches between Fiji and Ireland

Ireland and Fiji have played each other four times with Ireland winning all 4 meetings.[1] An uncapped Ireland XV has also played Fiji three times winning all three games.[2][3][4]

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overall

Details Played Won by
Fiji		 Won by
Ireland		 Drawn Fiji points Ireland points
In Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0
In Ireland 4 0 4 0 51 172
Neutral venue 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overall 4 0 4 0 51 172

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record Fiji Ireland
Longest winning streak N/A 4 (18 Nov 1995–21 Nov 2009)
Largest points for
Home N/A 64 (17 November 2002)
Away 20 (18 November 2017) N/A
Largest winning margin
Home N/A 47 (17 November 2002)
Away N/A N/A

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 18 November 1995 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland 44–8  Ireland
2 17 November 2002 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland 64–17  Ireland 2002 end of year rugby tests
3 21 November 2009 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 41–6  Ireland 2009 end of year rugby tests
4 18 November 2017 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 23–20  Ireland 2017 end of year rugby tests

XV results

Below is a list of matches that Fiji has awarded test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Ireland did not award caps.

Date Venue Score Winner Competition Comments
9 June 1976 National Stadium, Suva, Fiji 0–8  Ireland Not considered full international by Ireland
15 October 1985 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland 16-15  Ireland Not considered full international by Ireland
17 November 2012 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland 53–0  Ireland 2012 end of year rugby tests Not considered full international by Ireland

References

  1. ↑ http://www.irishrugby.ie/ireland/statistics/team_stats_ireland_v_fiji.php
  2. ↑ http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=20942&league=17736
  3. ↑ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/21799.html
  4. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/ireland/9685756/Ireland-XV-53-Fiji-0-match-report.html
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