This article is a list of tours by the Ireland national rugby union team
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| Year | To | Captain | Head coach | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Canada | James Franks | N/A | N/A | |
| 1952 | Chile & Argentina |
Des O'Brien | G.P.S. Hogan | Won | 1-0 (1 Draw) |
| 1961 | South Africa | Ronnie Dawson | Noel Murphy | Lost | 0-1 |
| 1967 | Australia | Tom Kiernan | Eugene Davy | Won | 1-0 |
| 1970 | Argentina | Tom Kiernan | E. Patterson | Lost | 0-2 |
| 1976 | New Zealand & Fiji |
Tom Grace | K. Quilligan | Lost Won |
0-1 (New Zealand) 1-0 (Fiji) |
| 1979 | Australia | Fergus Slattery | J. Coffey | Won | 2-0 |
| 1981 | South Africa | Fergus Slattery | P. Madigan | Lost | 0-2 |
| 1985 | Japan | Ciaran Fitzgerald | Des McKibbin | Won | 2-0 |
| 1988 | France | Willie Anderson | J.C. Davidson | ||
| 1989 | Canada & United States |
Willie Anderson | J.C. Davidson | Won Won |
1-0 (Canada) 1-0 (United States) |
| 1991 | Namibia | Philip Matthews | Ciaran Fitzgerald | Lost | 0-2 |
| 1992 | New Zealand | Phil Danaher | Gerry Murphy | Lost | 0-2 |
| 1994 | Australia | Michael Bradley | Gerry Murphy | Lost | 0-2 |
| 1998 | South Africa | Paddy Johns | Warren Gatland | Lost | 0-2 |
| 1999 | Australia | Dion O'Cuinneagain | Warren Gatland | Lost | 0-2 |
| 2000 | Argentina, United States & Canada |
Keith Wood | Warren Gatland | Lost Won Drew |
0-1 (Argentina) 1-0 (United States) 0-0 (Canada) |
| 2002 | New Zealand | Keith Wood | Eddie O'Sullivan | Lost | 0-2 |
| 2003 | Australia, Tonga & Samoa |
David Humphreys Reggie Corrigan |
Eddie O'Sullivan | Lost Won Won |
0-1 (Australia) 1-0 (Tonga) 1-0 (Samoa) |
| 2004 | South Africa | Brian O'Driscoll | Eddie O'Sullivan | Lost | 0-2 |
| 2005 | Japan | David Humphreys | Niall O'Donovan | Won | 2-0 |
| 2006 | New Zealand & Australia |
Brian O'Driscoll | Eddie O'Sullivan | Lost Lost |
0-2 (New Zealand) 0-1 (Australia) |
| 2007 | Argentina | Simon Best | Eddie O'Sullivan | Lost | 0-2 |
| 2008 | New Zealand & Australia |
Brian O'Driscoll | Michael Bradley | Lost Lost |
0-1 (New Zealand) 0-1 (Australia) |
| 2009 | USA & Canada | Rory Best | Declan Kidney | Won Won |
1-0 (Canada) 1-0 (United States) |
| 2010 | New Zealand & Australia |
Brian O'Driscoll | Declan Kidney | Lost | 0-1 (New Zealand) 0-1 (Australia) |
| Flag | Nation or Nations | From | To | Test Matches | Tour Matches | Total Record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | % | PF | PA | PD | ||||
| 1889 tour of Canada[1] | 12 October | 6 November | 11 | 10 | - | 1 | 11 | 10 | - | 1 | 90.91% | 150 | 50 | 100 | |||||
| 1952 tour of South America Test Series [2] Ireland 1–0 Argentina (1 Draw) |
1 August | 3 September | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66.67% | 126 | 43 | 83 | |||||
| 1961 tour of South Africa Test Series Ireland 0–1 South Africa |
13 May | 24 May | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 75% | 59 | 36 | 23 | |
| 1967 tour of Australia Test Series Ireland 1–0 Australia |
1 May | 20 May | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | 66.67% | 119 | 80 | 39 | |
| 1971 tour of Argentina Test Series[3] Ireland 0–2 Argentina |
30 August | 20 September | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | 85.71% | 73 | 57 | 16 | |||||
| 1976 tour of New Zealand & Fiji Test Series Ireland 0–1 New Zealand Ireland 1–0 Fiji (Tour Match) |
15 May | 9 June | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | 8 | 5 | - | 3 | 57.14% | 88 | 68 | 20 | |
| 1979 tour of Australia Test Series Ireland 2–0 Australia |
20 May | 16 June | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 87.5% | 184 | 75 | 109 | |
| 1981 tour of South Africa Test Series Ireland 0–2 South Africa |
16 May | 6 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 7 | 3 | - | 4 | 42.86% | 207 | 90 | 117 | |
| 1985 tour of Japan Test Series[4] Ireland 2–0 Japan |
19 May | 2 June | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 100% | 201 | 66 | 135 | |||||
| 1989 tour of North America Test Series[5] Ireland 1–0 Canada Ireland 1–0 United States |
30 August | 9 September | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 100% | 135 | 52 | 83 | |||||
| 1991 tour of Namibia Test Series Ireland 0–2 Namibia |
17 June | 27 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 50% | 101 | 61 | 40 | |
| 1992 tour of New Zealand Test Series Ireland 0–2 New Zealand |
16 May | 6 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | 8 | 3 | - | 5 | 37.5% | 153 | 287 | -134 | |
| 1994 tour of Australia Test Series Ireland 0–2 Australia |
18 May | 11 June | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | 6 | 25% | 177 | 254 | -77 | |
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