2009 Ireland rugby union tour of North America

Ireland toured North America in May 2009, playing a Test match against Canada and the United States. Ireland won both matches, despite most of their first string players away on the 2009 Lions tour to South Africa.[1]

2009 Ireland rugby union tour of North America
Coach(es)Declan Kidney
Tour captain(s)Rory Best
Top test point scorer(s)Ian Keatley (17)
Top test try scorer(s)Ian Whitten (2)
Summary
P W D L
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 and Australia 2008
Next tourNew Zealand and Australia 2010

Matches
23 May 2009
14:00 PTZ (UTC-07)
Canada  6–25  Ireland
Pen: Pritchard (2/2) 38', 43'
 Report[2] Try: Murphy 18' c
Whitten 63' c
Buckley 69' m
Con: Keatley (2/3)
Pen: Keatley (2/3) 57', 61'
Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 7,280
Referee: Chris White (England)
Team details
FB15Pritchard
RW14Dean van Camp
OC13Ciaran Hearn
IC12Ryan Smith
LW11D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH10Dave Spicer
SH9Ed Fairhurst
N88Aaron Carpenter
OF7Adam Kleeberger
BF6Chauncey O'Toole
RL5Mike Burak
LL4Tyler Hotson
TP3Scott Franklin
HK2Pat Riordan (c)
LP1Kevin Tkachuk
Replacements:
HK16Andrew Tiedemann
LK17Luke Tait
LK18Jebb Sinclair
FL19Nanyak Dala
FL20Sean-Michael Stephen
SH21Phil Mack
FH22Ander Monro
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB15Gavin Duffy
RW14Barry Murphy
OC13Darren Cave
IC12Ian Whitten
LW11Ian Dowling
FH10Ian Keatley
SH9Peter Stringer
N88Denis Leamy
OF7Niall Ronan
BF6John Muldoon
RL5Mick O'Driscoll
LL4Bob Casey
TP3Tony Buckley
HK2Rory Best (c)
LP1Tom Court
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin
PR17Mike Ross
LK18Ryan Caldwell
FL19Donnacha Ryan
SH20Eoin Reddan
FH21Niall O'Connor
FB22Denis Hurley
Coach:
Declan Kidney
31 May 2009
13:00 PTZ (UTC-07)
United States  10–27  Ireland
Try: Suniula 65' c
Con: Malifa (1/1)
Drop: Malifa (1/1) 63'
 Report[3] Try: Casey 13' m
Whitten 40'+2' m
Penalty try 53' c
Best 70' c
Con: Keatley (2/4)
Pen: Keatley (1/2) 24'
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Chris White (England)
Team details
FB15Chris Wyles
RW14Kevin Swiryn
OC13Junior Sifa
IC12Roland Suniula
LW11Justin Boyd
FH10Mike Hercus (c)
SH9Mike Petri
N88Nic Johnson
OF7Peter Dahl
BF6Louis Stanfill
RL5Hayden Smith
LL4John van der Giessen
TP3Will Johnson
HK2Chris Biller
LP1Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK16Joe Welch
PR17Mate Moeakiola
LK18Courtney McKay
N819JJ Gagiano
SH20Tim Usasz
FH21Ata Malifa
CE22Alipate Tuilevuka
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB15Gavin Duffy
RW14Barry Murphy
OC13Darren Cave
IC12Ian Whitten
LW11Ian Dowling
FH10Ian Keatley
SH9Peter Stringer
N88Denis Leamy
OF7Niall Ronan
BF6John Muldoon
RL5Mick O'Driscoll
LL4Bob Casey
TP3Mike Ross
HK2Rory Best (c)
LP1Tony Buckley
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin
PR17Tom Court
LK18Ryan Caldwell
LK19Donnacha Ryan
SH20Eoin Reddan
FH21Niall O'Connor
FB22Denis Hurley
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Touring party

Ireland named their 25-man tour squad on 17 May 2009, which included 13 previously uncapped players.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Kidney stays positive despite poor performance". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. "Canada 6-25 Ireland". BBC News. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. "USA 10-27 Ireland". BBC News. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. "Whitten named in Ireland touring party". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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