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 | |||||
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| 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) | ||||
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| Opponent |
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 Canada |
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 United States |
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| Previous tour | New Zealand 2012 | ||||
| Next tour | Argentina 2014 | ||||
Fixtures edit
| Date and time | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
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| 8 June 2013, 19:30 CDT (UTC-5) | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston | United States
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12–15 |  Ireland
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| 15 June 2013, 20:00 EDT (UTC-04) | BMO Field, Toronto | Canada
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14–40 | Ireland
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Matches edit
United States edit
| 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) |
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Notes:
- This match set a record attendance for a United States home game.[2]
Canada edit
| 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) |
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Notes:
- This match set a record attendance for a rugby match on Canadian soil.[4]
Touring squad edit
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 |
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| Rory Best | Hooker | 15 August 1982 (aged 30) | 67 | Ulster
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| Seán Cronin | Hooker | 6 May 1986 (aged 27) | 26 | Leinster
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| Mike Sherry | Hooker | 18 June 1988 (aged 24) | 0 | Munster
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| Richardt Strauss | Hooker | 29 January 1986 (aged 27) | 2 | Leinster
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| Tom Court | Prop | 6 November 1980 (aged 32) | 30 | Ulster
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| Declan Fitzpatrick | Prop | 12 June 1983 (aged 29) | 4 | Ulster
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| Jamie Hagan | Prop | 5 April 1987 (aged 26) | 0 | Leinster
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| Dave Kilcoyne | Prop | 14 December 1988 (aged 24) | 6 | Munster
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| Mike Ross | Prop | 21 December 1979 (aged 33) | 29 | Leinster
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| Mike McCarthy | Lock | 27 November 1981 (aged 31) | 10 | Connacht
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| Devin Toner | Lock | 29 June 1986 (aged 26) | 5 | Leinster
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| Dan Tuohy | Lock | 18 June 1985 (aged 27) | 5 | Ulster
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| Iain Henderson | Flanker | 21 February 1992 (aged 21) | 5 | Ulster
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| Chris Henry | Flanker | 17 October 1984 (aged 28) | 6 | Ulster
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| Kevin McLaughlin | Flanker | 20 September 1984 (aged 28) | 5 | Leinster
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| Tommy O'Donnell | Flanker | 21 June 1987 (aged 25) | 0 | Munster
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| Peter O'Mahony (c) | Flanker | 17 September 1989 (aged 23) | 14 | Munster
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| Isaac Boss | Scrum-half | 9 April 1980 (aged 33) | 15 | Leinster
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| Kieran Marmion | Scrum-half | 11 February 1992 (aged 21) | 0 | Connacht
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| Paul Marshall | Scrum-half | 26 June 1985 (aged 27) | 1 | Ulster
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| Paddy Jackson | Fly-half | 5 January 1992 (aged 21) | 3 | Ulster
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| Ian Madigan | Fly-half | 21 March 1989 (aged 24) | 2 | Leinster
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| Darren Cave | Centre | 5 April 1987 (aged 26) | 3 | Ulster
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| Fergus McFadden | Centre | 17 June 1986 (aged 26) | 17 | Leinster
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| Stuart Olding | Centre | 11 March 1993 (aged 20) | 0 | Ulster
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| Andrew Trimble | Wing | 20 October 1984 (aged 28) | 49 | Ulster
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| Simon Zebo | Wing | 16 March 1990 (aged 23) | 5 | Munster
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| Robbie Henshaw | Fullback | 12 June 1993 (aged 19) | 0 | Connacht
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| Felix Jones | Fullback | 5 August 1987 (aged 25) | 3 | Munster
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Notes edit
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 & 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 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 Lions. Zebo who has started in the test against the United States, was not replaced.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Ian Madigan kicks Ireland to victory". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "United States 12–15 Ireland". www.rte.ie. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Ireland rout Canada". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Japan drop Wales down rankings". www.rugby365.com. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Declan Kidney sacked as Ireland rugby union coach". 2 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Leinster's Joe Schmidt is appointed new Ireland coach". 29 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ireland turn their back on Declan Kidney". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Lions 2013: Ireland's Simon Zebo called up to squad as cover". 9 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.