Ireland - All you need to know ahead of RWC2023

Ireland - All you need to know ahead of RWC2023

Some Quick Facts:

1854 - Dublin University (Trinity College Dublin) was the first organised Rugby Football Club in Ireland

1875 - First International match played on 15th February 1875 (vs England)

1879 - Establishment of Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU)

7 - European Cup titles (2018, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2006, 1999)


Coaches:

ANDY FARRELL HEAD COACH: Farrell first joined the Ireland Coaching Team in 2016 as Assistant Coach, before being appointed Head Coach after RWC 2019, succeeding Joe Schmidt. He has guided Ireland to Triple Crown success, a first ever Series win over the All Blacks in NZ and, most recently, the Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam title last March.


MIKE CATT BACKS COACH

SIMON EASTERBY DEFENCE COACH

JOHN FOGARTY SCRUM COACH

PAUL O’CONNELL FORWARDS COACH

Fixtures:

TOP IRISH POINTS SCORERS 

Points Player
1083 Ronan O'Gara
1050 Johnny Sexton*
560 David Humpheys
308 Michael Kiernan
296 Eric Elwood

TOP IRISH TRY SCORERS

Tries Player
46 Brian O'Driscoll
36 Keith Earls*
30 Tommy Bowe
29 Denis Hickie
21 Shane Horgan

Rugby World Cup Stats:

9 number of RWC tournaments Ireland have participated in
40 number of RWC matches Ireland have played
24 number of RWC matches Ireland have won
16 number of RWC matches Ireland have lost
8 number of times Ireland have qualified for the quarter-finals

Highest Points Scorer In A Single Match: 24 Points DAVID HUMPHREYS vs ARGENTINA 1999 

Largest Winning Margin: 57 Points against Namibia 2003 (Ireland 64 - 7 Namibia)

Lowest Points Scored: Twice Ireland scored just 3 points (France 2007 and Australia 1999)

Most Rugby World Cup Appearances:

Appearances Player
17 Brian O'Driscoll
17 Paul O'Connell
15 Rory Best
14 Ronan O'Gara
14 Keith Earls*

Most Rugby World Cup Points:

Points Player
93 Ronan O'Gara
78 Jonathan Sexton*
70 David Humphreys
68 Ralph Keyes
45 Eric Elwood




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