2018 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia
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]
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| 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) | Eight players
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| Previous tour | Japan 2017 | ||||
| Next tour | Australia 2020 | ||||
Fixtures
| Date and time | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
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| 9 June 2018, 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Australia |
18–9 |  |
| 16 June 2018, 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Australia |
21–26 | |
| 23 June 2018, 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Australia |
16–20 | |
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:
- Head coach:
- Defence coach:
- Forwards coach:
- Scrum coach:
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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:
- Head coach:
- Attack coach:
- Forwards coach:
- Defence coach:
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Matches
First Test
| Australia |
18–9 | |
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| Try: Foley 33' m Pocock 71' c Con: Foley (1/2) 73' Pen: Foley (2/2) 2', 69' |
Report[10] | Pen: Carbery (3/3) 13', 25', 55' |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
- Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Pete Samu and Caleb Timu (all Australia) made their international debuts.[12]
Second Test
| Australia |
21–26 | |
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| 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' |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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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
| Australia |
16–20 | |
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| 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' |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
- Peter O'Mahony and Jack McGrath (both Ireland) won their 50th test caps.[14]
- This was Ireland's first series victory against Australia since 1979, whilst Ireland also retained the Lansdowne Cup.[14]
Statistics
Key
- Con: Conversions
- Pen: Penalties
- DG: Drop goals
- Pts: Points
Ireland statistics
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References
- "Rugby Week". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- "Ireland Squad Named For Summer Tour To Australia". Irish Rugby. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Rory Best ruled out of Ireland's tour of Australia with hamstring injury". The42. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- "Kilcoyne links up with Ireland in Sydney after Addison joined camp last week". The42. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Cheika names June Series squad with room for one more". Rugby AU. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- "Samu released to play for Wallabies". Rugby AU. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- "Season over for Uelese after rupturing ACL". Rugby AU. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- "Latu named as Uelese's Wallabies replacement". Rugby AU. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "Gordon joins Wallabies, Genia to miss six weeks". Rugby AU. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "First Blood To Wallabies As Ireland's Winning Streak Comes To An End". Irish Rugby. 9 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- "Wallabies to host Ireland in June Series". 18 October 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- "Australia 18-9 Ireland: Tourists' 12-game winning run comes to an end". BBC Sport. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- "Furlong On Fire As Ireland End Wait For Away Win Over Wallabies". Irish Rugby. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- "Schmidt Praises Character Of Players As Ireland Claim Historic Series Win". Irish Rugby. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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