Previous Meetings: Ireland v New Zealand (1989-2002)

irishrugby.ie recaps the most recent clashes between Ireland and New Zealand, including the 1995 World Cup pool game in which a young Jonah Lomu first exploded onto the global scene.

Second Test: June 22, 2002

NEW ZEALAND 40 IRELAND 8, Eden Park, Auckland (HT: 13-3)

Scorers: New Zealand: Tries: Marty Holah, Byron Kelleher, Leon MacDonald, Caleb Ralph; Cons: Andrew Mehrtens 3; Pens: Mehrtens 3

Ireland: Try: Gary Longwell; Pen: Ronan O’Gara

New Zealand: L MacDonald; J Lomu, M Robinson, A Mauger, C Ralph; A Mehrtens, J Marshall; D Hewett, M Hammett, G Somerville, C Jack, N Maxwell, R Thorne (capt), R McCaw, S Robertson.

Replacements used: B Kelleher for Marshall (64 mins), J McDonnell for Hewett (65), M Holah for McCaw, D Gibson for Robinson, D Howlett for Ralph (all 67), T Maling for Holah (78). Not used: T Willis.

Ireland: G Dempsey; G Murphy, B O’Driscoll, J Kelly, J Bishop; R O’Gara, P Stringer; R Corrigan, K Wood (capt), J Hayes, G Longwell, M O’Kelly, S Easterby, K Gleeson, A Foley.

Replacements used: D Humphreys for O’Gara (65 mins), A Quinlan for Gleeson (67), P Wallace for Corrigan, L Cullen for O’Kelly (both 72), S Byrne for Wood (77). Not used: G Easterby, M Deane.

Referee: T Henning (South Africa); Sin Bin: A Quinlan (Ireland) (68-78)

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First Test: June 15, 2002

NEW ZEALAND 15 IRELAND 6, Lansdowne Road (HT: 10-3)

Scorers: New Zealand: Tries: Doug Howlett, Leon MacDonald; Con: Andrew Mehrtens; Pen: Mehrtens

Ireland: Pen: Ronan O’Gara; Drop: Brian O’Driscoll

New Zealand: L MacDonald; D Howlett, T Umaga, A Mauger, C Ralph; A Mehrtens, J Marshall; D Hewett, M Hammett, G Somerville, C Jack, N Maxwell, R Thorne (capt), R McCaw, S Robertson.

Replacements used: D Gibson for Umaga (56 mins), J McDonnell for Hewett (62), J Lomu for Howlett (67). Not used: T Willis, M Holah, T Randell, B Kelleher.

Ireland: G Dempsey; G Murphy, B O’Driscoll, J Kelly, J Bishop; R O’Gara, P Stringer; R Corrigan, K Wood (capt), J Hayes, G Longwell, P O’Connell, S Easterby, K Gleeson, A Foley.

Replacements used: M O’Kelly for O’Connell (58 mins), D Humphreys for O’Gara (69). Not used: P Wallace, A Quinlan, G Easterby, M Deane.

Referee: J Jutge (France)

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Test Match: November 17, 2001

IRELAND 29 NEW ZEALAND 40, Lansdowne Road (HT: 16-7)

Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Denis Hickie, Kevin Maggs, Eric Miller; Con: David Humphreys; Pens: Humphreys 2; Drops: Humphreys 2

New Zealand: Tries: Dave Hewett, Dough Howlett, Chris Jack, Jonah Lomu, Aaron Mauger, Reuben Thorne; Cons: Andrew Mehrtens 5

Ireland: G Dempsey; S Horgan, B O’Driscoll, K Maggs, D Hickie; D Humphreys, P Stringer; P Clohessy, K Wood (capt), J Hayes, M Galwey, M O’Kelly, E Miller, D Wallace, A Foley.

Replacements used: E Byrne for Hayes (53 mins), G Longwell for Galwey, M Mullins for Horgan (both 57). Not used: F Sheahan, K Dawson, G Easterby, R O’Gara.

New Zealand: L MacDonald; D Howlett, T Umaga, A Mauger, J Lomu; A Mehrtens, B Kelleher; G Feek, A Oliver (capt), G Somerville, C Jack, N Maxwell, R Thorne, R McCaw, S Robertson.

Replacement used: D Hewett for Feek (62 mins). Not used: T Willis, D Waller, M Holah, M Robinson, C Ralph, B Blair.

Referee: A Watson (South Africa)

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Test Match: November 15, 1997

IRELAND 15 NEW ZEALAND 63, Lansdowne Road (HT: 15-27)

Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Keith Wood 2; Con: Eric Elwood; Pen: Elwood

New Zealand: Tries: Alama Ieremia, Justin Marshall, Andrew Mehrtens, Glen Osborne 2, Jeff Wilson 2; Cons: Mehrtens 5; Pens: Mehrtens 6

Ireland: K Nowlan; J McWeeney, R Henderson, M McCall, D Hickie; E Elwood, C McGuinness; N Popplewell, K Wood (capt), P Wallace, P Johns, M O’Kelly, E Halvey, K Dawson, E Miller.

Replacements used: R Nesdale for Wood (half-time), D Erskine for Halvey, K Maggs for McWeeney (both 54 mins), B O’Meara for McGuinness (73). Not used: R Corrigan, D Humphreys.

New Zealand: C Cullen; J Wilson, F Bunce, A Ieremia, G Osborne; A Mehrtens, J Marshall (capt); C Dowd, N Hewitt, O Brown, I Jones, R Brooke, T Randell, A Blowers, Z Brooke.

Replacements used: C Riechelmann for for R Brooke (51 mins), J Kronfeld for Blowers (60), S McLeod for Bunce (66), J Preston for Mehrtens (72). Not used: A Oliver, M Allen.

Referee: T Spreadbury (England)

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World Cup Pool C: May 27, 1995

IRELAND 19 NEW ZEALAND 43, Ellis Park, Johannesburg (HT: 12-20)

Scorers: Ireland: Tries: David Corkery, Gary Halpin, Denis McBride; Cons: Eric Elwood 2

New Zealand: Tries: Frank Bunce, Josh Kronfeld, Jonah Lomu 2, Glen Osborne; Cons: Andrew Mehrtens 3; Pens: Mehrtens 4

Ireland: J Staples; S Geoghegan, J Bell, B Mullin, R Wallace; E Elwood, M Bradley; N Popplewell, T Kingston (capt), G Halpin, G Fulcher, N Francis, D Corkery, D McBride, P Johns.

Replacement used: M Field for Staples.

New Zealand: G Osborne; J Wilson, F Bunce, W Little, J Lomu; A Mehrtens, G Bachop; C Dowd, S Fitzpatrick (capt), O Brown, I Jones, B Larsen, J Joseph, J Kronfeld, M Brewer.

Replacements used: M Ellis for Wilson, K Schuler for Brewer.

Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

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Secont Test: June 6, 1992

NEW ZEALAND 59 IRELAND 6, Athletic Park, Wellington (HT: 15-6)

Scorers: New Zealand: Tries: Frank Bunce 2, Eroni Clarke, Matt Cooper 2, Ian Jones, John Kirwan, Aran Pene 2, Ant Strachan, John Timu; Cons: Cooper 6; Pen: Cooper

Ireland: Try: Neville Furlong; Con: Peter Russell

New Zealand: M Cooper; J Kirwan, F Bunce, E Clarke, J Timu; W Little, A Strachan; S McDowell, S Fitzpatrick (capt), O Brown, I Jones, R Brooke, M Brewer, M Jones, A Pene.

Ireland: J Staples; N Furlong, V Cunningham, M McCall, R Carey; P Russell, M Bradley (capt); P McCarthy, S Smith, N Popplewell, P Johns, B Rigney, M Fitzgibbon, M Galwey, B Robinson.

Replacements used: P Kenny for Fitzgibbon, K Murphy for Staples, J Clarke for Russell.

Referee: A MacNeill (Australia)

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First Test: May 30, 1992

NEW ZEALAND 24 IRELAND 21, Carisbrook, Dunedin (HT: 18-18)

Scorers: New Zealand: Tries: Frank Bunce 2, Eroni Clarke, Paul Henderson; Cons: Greg Cooper 4

Ireland: Tries: Vinny Cunningham 2, Jim Staples; Cons: Peter Russell

New Zealand: G Cooper; J Kirwan, F Bunce, E Clarke, V Tuigamala; W Little, A Strachan; S McDowell, S Fitzpatrick (capt), R Loe, I Jones, B Larsen, J Joseph, P Henderson, A Pene.

Replacement used: G Dowd for Loe.

Ireland: J Staples; N Furlong, V Cunningham, P Danaher (capt), R Carey; P Russell, M Bradley; P McCarthy, S Smith, N Popplewell, P Johns, M Galwey, M Fitzgibbon, R Leahy, B Robinson.

Replacements used: B Rigney for Leahy, M McCall for Danaher.

Referee: A MacNeil (Australia)

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Test Match: November 18, 1989

IRELAND 6 NEW ZEALAND 23, Lansdowne Road (HT: 6-13)

Scorers: Ireland: Pens: Brian Smith 2

New Zealand: Tries: John Gallagher, Wayne Shelford, Terry Wright; Con: Grant Fox; Pens: Fox 3

Ireland: P Rainey; K Hooks, D Irwin, B Mullin, K Crossan; B Smith, F Aherne; N Popplewell, S Smith, J McCoy, D Lenihan, W Anderson (capt), P Matthews, P O’Hara, N Mannion.

Replacements: C Fitzgerald for Smith, P Danaher for Hooks.

New Zealand: J Gallagher; C Innes, J Stanley, N Schuster, T Wright; G Fox, G Bachop; S McDowell, S Fitzpatrick, R Loe, M Pierce, G Whetton, A Earl, M Brewer, W Shelford (capt).

Referee: A MacNeil (Australia)

**Programme covers from Paul Marshall’s collection**