2010 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
Ireland toured New Zealand and Australia in June 2010, playing a Test match against the All Blacks and the Wallabies. They also played the New Zealand Māori in Rotorua.
| 2010 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia | |||||
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| Coach(es) | Declan Kidney | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Brian O'Driscoll | ||||
| Top point scorer(s) | Jonathan Sexton (40) | ||||
| Top try scorer(s) | 5 players with 1 try | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Jonathan Sexton (17) | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | 4 players with 1 try | ||||
| Summary |
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| Opponent |
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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
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 New Zealand |
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| Tour chronology | |||||
| Previous tour | Canada and USA 2009 | ||||
| Next tour | New Zealand 2012 | ||||
Matches
12 June 2010 |
| New Zealand |
66–28 | Ireland  |
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| Try: Smith (2) 10', 47' Read 21' Franks 27' Cowan (2) 30', 33' Whitelock (2) 50', 78' Tialata 65' Con: Carter (7/7) Weepu (2/2) Pen: Carter (1/1) |
Try: Dan Tuohy 36' O'Driscoll 54' Bowe 60' D'Arcy 75' Con: O'Gara (3/3) Sexton (1/1) |
18 June 2010 |
| New Zealand Māori | 31–28 | Ireland XV |
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| Try: Gear Sweeney Lowe Con: McAlister (1/3) Ripia (1/1) Pen: McAlister (3/3) Ripia (1/1) |
Try: Wallace Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen:Sexton (7/8) |
26 June 2010 |
| Australia |
22–15 | Ireland |
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| Try: Burgess 17' Cooper 39' Pen: Adam Ashley-Cooper (2) 12', 33' Matt Giteau (2) 52', 61' |
Pen: Sexton (5) 2', 9', 22', 29', 35' |
Touring squad
Ireland named a 34-man squad for their tour to New Zealand and Australia in June 2010. Rory Best and Paul O'Connell were both ruled out due to injury and replaced by John Fogarty and Ed O'Donoghue. Kevin McLaughlin was also ruled out and was replaced by Niall Ronan. Keith Earls had to pull out of the squad and was replaced by Gavin Duffy. Fergus McFadden was ruled out of the tour and was replaced by Johne Murphy. Damien Varley was called up to the squad as cover for Jerry Flannery.
- Caps updated before tour.
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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| Sean Cronin | Hooker | 6 May 1986 (aged 24) | 2 | Connacht |
| Jerry Flannery | Hooker | 17 October 1978 (aged 31) | 36 | Munster |
| John Fogarty | Hooker | 18 October 1977 (aged 32) | 0 | Leinster |
| Damien Varley | Hooker | 29 October 1983 (aged 26) | 0 | Munster |
| Tony Buckley | Prop | 8 August 1980 (aged 29) | 17 | Munster |
| Tom Court | Prop | 6 November 1980 (aged 29) | 7 | Ulster |
| John Hayes | Prop | 2 November 1973 (aged 36) | 102 | Munster |
| Cian Healy | Prop | 7 October 1987 (aged 22) | 7 | Leinster |
| Marcus Horan | Prop | 9 September 1977 (aged 32) | 66 | Munster |
| Donncha O'Callaghan | Lock | 24 March 1979 (aged 31) | 61 | Munster |
| Ed O'Donoghue | Lock | 24 June 1982 (aged 27) | 0 | Ulster |
| Mick O'Driscoll | Lock | 8 October 1978 (aged 31) | 17 | Munster |
| Dan Tuohy | Lock | 18 June 1985 (aged 24) | 0 | Ulster |
| Shane Jennings | Flanker | 8 July 1981 (aged 28) | 7 | Leinster |
| John Muldoon | Flanker | 30 November 1982 (aged 27) | 2 | Connacht |
| Niall Ronan | Flanker | 14 September 1982 (aged 27) | 2 | Munster |
| David Wallace | Flanker | 8 July 1976 (aged 33) | 62 | Munster |
| Jamie Heaslip | Number 8 | 15 December 1983 (aged 26) | 26 | Leinster |
| Chris Henry | Number 8 | 17 October 1984 (aged 25) | 0 | Ulster |
| Tomas O'Leary | Scrum-half | 20 October 1983 (aged 26) | 16 | Munster |
| Eoin Reddan | Scrum-half | 20 November 1980 (aged 29) | 20 | Leinster |
| Peter Stringer | Scrum-half | 13 December 1977 (aged 32) | 91 | Munster |
| Ronan O'Gara | Fly-half | 7 March 1977 (aged 33) | 98 | Munster |
| Jonathan Sexton | Fly-half | 11 July 1985 (aged 24) | 6 | Leinster |
| Gordon D'Arcy | Centre | 10 February 1980 (aged 30) | 48 | Leinster |
| Gavin Duffy | Centre | 18 September 1981 (aged 28) | 10 | Connacht |
| Brian O'Driscoll (c) | Centre | 21 January 1979 (aged 31) | 101 | Leinster |
| Paddy Wallace | Centre | 27 August 1979 (aged 30) | 21 | Ulster |
| Tommy Bowe | Wing | 22 February 1984 (aged 26) | 30 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ospreys |
| Shane Horgan | Wing | 18 July 1978 (aged 31) | 65 | Leinster |
| Johne Murphy | Wing | 10 November 1984 (aged 25) | 0 | Munster |
| Andrew Trimble | Wing | 20 October 1984 (aged 25) | 27 | Ulster |
| Rob Kearney | Fullback | 26 March 1986 (aged 24) | 23 | Leinster |
| Geordan Murphy | Fullback | 19 April 1978 (aged 32) | 66 |  Leicester |
Coaching and management
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Declan Kidney |
| Team Manager | Paul McNaughton |
See also
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