1999 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia. The Ireland national rugby union team embarked on their third tour of Australia having also visited in 1979 and 1994. The tour saw Brian O'Driscoll make his full international in the first test against Australia.[1][2] In 2001, O'Driscoll, together with Jeremy Davidson and Malcolm O'Kelly would return to Australia with the British and Irish Lions.
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| Coach(es) | Warren Gatland | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Dion O'Cuinnegain | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Nathan Spooner (19) | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | Tiaan Strauss (3) | ||||
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 Australia |
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| Previous tour | South Africa 1998 | ||||
| Next tour | Americas 2000 | ||||
Non-International Games
edit- Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
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| New South Wales Country XV | 43 | 6 | 31 May 1999 | Woy Woy, Gosford[3] |
| New South Wales | 24 | 39 | 6 June 1999 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[3] |
Test matches
edit| 12 June 1999 |
| Australia | 46–10 |  Ireland |
| Try: Herbert Strauss (3) Tune Wilson Con: Spooner (5) Pen: Spooner (2) | Report[4] | Try: Maggs Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 24,177 Referee: André Watson (South Africa) |
Touring party
edit- Manager: Donal Lenihan[6]
- Assistant manager: Phil Danaher
- Coach: Warren Gatland
- Captain: Dion O'Cuinnegain
Backs
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Forwards
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References
edit- ^ Irish Examiner Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- ^ a b "IRELAND A: DEVELOPMENT TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND AND WESTERN SAMOA MAY–JUNE 1997". Irish Rugby. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "IRELAND TOUR - Brisbane, 12 June 1999". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "IRELAND TOUR - Perth, 19 June 1999". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Ireland Rugby tours". Irish Rugby. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.