2013 Ireland rugby union tour of Canada and United States

In June 2013, Ireland toured North America, playing test matches against Canada and the United States. The tour was part of the second year of the global rugby calendar established by World Rugby (known as the International Rugby Board prior to November 2014), which will run until 2019, with Ireland helping to expand Test opportunities for Tier 2 nations in 2013.

2013 Ireland rugby union tour of Canada and United States
Coach(es)Les Kiss
Tour captain(s)Peter O'Mahony
Top test point scorer(s)Ian Madigan (21)
Top test try scorer(s)Fergus McFadden (3)
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 02 00 00
Test match
02 02 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Canada
1 1 0 0
 United States
1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tourNew Zealand 2012
Next tourArgentina 2014

Fixtures
Date and time Venue Home Score Away
8 June 2013, 19:30 CDT (UTC-5) BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston United States  12–15  Ireland
15 June 2013, 20:00 EDT (UTC-04) BMO Field, Toronto Canada  14–40  Ireland

Matches

United States
8 June 2013
19:30 CDT (UTC-5)
United States  12–15  Ireland
Pen: Wyles (4/5) 25', 32', 57', 65'
 Report[1] Pen: Madigan (5/7) 9', 17', 30', 39', 53'
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 20,181
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
FB15Chris Wyles
RW14Luke Hume 61'
OC13Seamus Kelly
IC12Andrew Suniula
LW11Takudzwa Ngwenya
FH10Toby L'Estrange
SH9Mike Petri
N88Todd Clever (c) 52' to 62'
OF7Scott LaValla
BF6Samu Manoa
RL5Louis Stanfill
LL4Brian Doyle 12' to 25'
TP3Eric Fry
HK2Chris Biller
LP1Shawn Pittman
Replacements:
HK16Zach Fenoglio
PR17Nicholas Wallace
PR18Phil Thiel
LK19Peter Dahl 12' 25'
FL20John Quill
SH21Robbie Shaw
WG22James Paterson 61'
FH23Adam Siddall
Coach:
Mike Tolkin
FB15Robbie Henshaw
RW14Fergus McFadden 35' to 40'
OC13Darren Cave
IC12Stuart Olding
LW11Simon Zebo
FH10Ian Madigan
SH9Isaac Boss 71'
N88Peter O'Mahony (c)
OF7Chris Henry 51' to 58' 76'
BF6Iain Henderson
RL5Devin Toner
LL4Mike McCarthy 76'
TP3Mike Ross 54'
HK2Richardt Strauss 76'
LP1Dave Kilcoyne 58'
Replacements:
HK16Mike Sherry 76'
PR17Jamie Hagan 54'
PR18Tom Court 58'
LK19Dan Tuohy 76'
FL20Tommy O'Donnell 51' 58' 76'
SH21Paul Marshall 71'
FH22Paddy Jackson
WG23Felix Jones 35' 40'
Coach:
Les Kiss

Man of the Match:
Ian Madigan (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Bryan Arciero (Canada)
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Notes:

  • This match set a record attendance for a United States home game.[2]

Canada
15 June 2013
20:00 EDT (UTC-04)
Canada  14–40  Ireland
Try: Ardron 46' m
Pen: Pritchard (3/3) 6', 17', 24'
 Report[3] Try: Trimble 9' c
McFadden (3) 27' m, 58' c, 80+1' c
Cave 54' c
O'Donnell 67' c
Con: Madigan (3/4) 11', 55', 59'
Jackson (2/2) 68', 80+2'
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 20,396
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
FB15Connor Braid 61'
RW14James Pritchard
OC13Ciaran Hearn
IC12Harry Jones
LW11Taylor Paris
FH10Nathan Hirayama
SH9Phil Mack 55'
N88Aaron Carpenter (c) 79'
OF7John Moonlight 61'
BF6Tyler Ardron
RL5Tyler Hotson 69'
LL4Jebb Sinclair
TP3Jason Marshall 72'
HK2Ray Barkwill 54'
LP1Hubert Buydens 72'
Replacements:
HK16Ryan Hamilton 54'
PR17Andrew Tiedemann 72'
PR18Doug Wooldridge 72'
LK19Jon Phelan 69'
FL20Nanyak Dala 61'
SH21Sean White 55'
CE22Nick Blevins 79'
CE23Pat Parfrey 61'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB15Felix Jones
RW14Fergus McFadden
OC13Darren Cave 72'
IC12James Downey
LW11Andrew Trimble
FH10Ian Madigan 61'
SH9Isaac Boss 57'
N88Peter O'Mahony (c)
OF7Tommy O'Donnell
BF6Kevin McLaughlin 71'
RL5Devin Toner
LL4Dan Tuohy 71'
TP3Mike Ross 61'
HK2Richardt Strauss 65'
LP1Tom Court 65'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 65'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 65'
PR18Declan Fitzpatrick 61'
LK19Mike McCarthy 71'
FL20Chris Henry 71'
SH21Paul Marshall 57'
FH22Paddy Jackson 61'
FB23Robbie Henshaw 72'
Coach:
Les Kiss

Man of the Match:
Fergus McFadden (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nick Ricono (United States)
Ed Gardner (United States)

Notes:

  • This match set a record attendance for a rugby match on Canadian soil.[4]

Touring squad

Caps and ages are to first test date, 8 June

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Rory Best Hooker (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 30) 67 Ulster
Seán Cronin Hooker (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 27) 26 Leinster
Mike Sherry Hooker (1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 24) 0 Munster
Richardt Strauss Hooker (1986-01-29)29 January 1986 (aged 27) 2 Leinster
Tom Court Prop (1980-11-06)6 November 1980 (aged 32) 30 Ulster
Declan Fitzpatrick Prop (1983-06-12)12 June 1983 (aged 29) 4 Ulster
Jamie Hagan Prop (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 26) 0 Leinster
Dave Kilcoyne Prop (1988-12-14)14 December 1988 (aged 24) 6 Munster
Mike Ross Prop (1979-12-21)21 December 1979 (aged 33) 29 Leinster
Mike McCarthy Lock (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 31) 10 Connacht
Devin Toner Lock (1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 26) 5 Leinster
Dan Tuohy Lock (1985-06-18)18 June 1985 (aged 27) 5 Ulster
Iain Henderson Flanker (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 21) 5 Ulster
Chris Henry Flanker (1984-10-17)17 October 1984 (aged 28) 6 Ulster
Kevin McLaughlin Flanker (1984-09-20)20 September 1984 (aged 28) 5 Leinster
Tommy O'Donnell Flanker (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (aged 25) 0 Munster
Peter O'Mahony (c) Flanker (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 23) 14 Munster
Isaac Boss Scrum-half (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 33) 15 Leinster
Kieran Marmion Scrum-half (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 21) 0 Connacht
Paul Marshall Scrum-half (1985-06-26)26 June 1985 (aged 27) 1 Ulster
Paddy Jackson Fly-half (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 21) 3 Ulster
Ian Madigan Fly-half (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 24) 2 Leinster
Darren Cave Centre (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 26) 3 Ulster
Fergus McFadden Centre (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 26) 17 Leinster
Stuart Olding Centre (1993-03-11)11 March 1993 (aged 20) 0 Ulster
Andrew Trimble Wing (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 28) 49 Ulster
Simon Zebo Wing (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 23) 5 Munster
Robbie Henshaw Fullback (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 19) 0 Connacht
Felix Jones Fullback (1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 25) 3 Munster

Notes

Pre tour and post 2013 Six Nations Championship, the then head coach Declan Kidney, was sacked from his role as head coach of Ireland.[5] Leinster's head coach Joe Schmidt was named as Kidney's replacement, but will be unable to fill the role for Ireland's Summer Tour.[6] Therefore, assistant head coach Les Kiss, was named as interim head coach for the Summer Tour to Canada and United States.[7]

The initial squad was named on 19 May 2014, with Rory Best as captain. It was a significantly weaker squad due to a number of regular Irish players in the British and Irish Lions squad for their 2013 tour to Australia. The squad then lost their original captain, Rory Best, on 26 May, due to a call to the British and Irish Lions squad. Peter O'Mahony was named as his replacement in terms of captaincy, and Seán Cronin filled the void left in the hookers. Ahead of the test against Canada, Ireland then lost Simon Zebo to the British and Irish Lions. Zebo who has started in the test against the United States, was not replaced.[8]

References

  1. "Ian Madigan kicks Ireland to victory". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. "United States 12–15 Ireland". www.rte.ie. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  3. "Ireland rout Canada". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. "Japan drop Wales down rankings". www.rugby365.com. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  5. "Declan Kidney sacked as Ireland rugby union coach". 2 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Leinster's Joe Schmidt is appointed new Ireland coach". 29 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Ireland turn their back on Declan Kidney". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. "Lions 2013: Ireland's Simon Zebo called up to squad as cover". 9 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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