2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand

2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
Coach(es)	Eddie O'Sullivan
Tour captain(s)	Keith Wood
Top point scorer(s)	Brian O'Driscoll (21)
Top try scorer(s)	Two players tied with 3
Top test point scorer(s)	Andrew Mehrtens (20)
Top test try scorer(s)	Leon MacDonald (3)
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 01 00 02
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
New Zealand	2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Americas 2000
Next tour	Southern Hemisphere 2003

Touring party

• Manager: Brian O'Brien
• Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan
• Assistant coach: Declan Kidney
• Captain: Keith Wood

Backs

Justin Bishop (London Irish) Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster) Mel Deane (Sale Sharks) Guy Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets) Tyrone Howe (Dungannon/Ulster) David Humphreys (Dungannon/Ulster)

John Kelly (Cork Constitution/Munster) Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers) Brian O'Driscoll (Blackrock College/Leinster) Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster) John O'Neill (Munster) Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster)

Forwards

Shane Byrne (Blackrock College/Leinster) Reggie Corrigan (Lansdowne/Leinster) Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster) Simon Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets) Anthony Foley (Shannon/Munster) Keith Gleeson (St. Mary's College/Leinster) John Hayes (Shannon/Munster) Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster)

Gary Longwell (Ballymena/Ulster) Eric Miller (Terenure College/Leinster) Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster) Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College/Leinster) Alan Quinlan (Shannon/Munster) Paul Wallace (Blackrock College/Leinster) Keith Wood (NEC Harlequins)

Matches

8 June 2002

Divisional XV	3–56	Ireland XV
Pen: Flutey	Report	Try: O'Driscoll (3) Humphreys Bishop Dempsey Foley Deane Murphy Con: Humphreys (4) Pen: Humphreys

Fraser Park, Timaru Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

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15 June 2002

New Zealand	15–6	Ireland
Try: Howlett MacDonald Con: Mehrtens Pen: Mehrtens	Report	Pen: O'Gara Drop: O'Driscoll

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Joel Jutge (France)

New Zealand: 15. Leon MacDonald, 14. Doug Howlett, 13. Tana Umaga, 12. Aaron Mauger, 11. Caleb Ralph, 10. Andrew Mehrtens, 9. Justin Marshall, 8. Scott Robertson, 7. Richie McCaw, 6. Reuben Thorne (c), 5. Norm Maxwell, 4. Chris Jack, 3. Greg Somerville, 2. Mark Hammett, 1. Dave Hewett – Replacements: Daryl Gibson, Joe McDonnell, Jonah Lomu – Unused: Tom Willis, Taine Randell, Marty Holah, Byron Kelleher

Ireland: 15. Girvan Dempsey, 14. Geordan Murphy, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 12. John Kelly, 11. Justin Bishop, 10. Ronan O'Gara, 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Anthony Foley, 7. Keith Gleeson, 6. Simon Easterby, 5. Paul O'Connell, 4. Gary Longwell, 3. John Hayes, 2. Keith Wood (c), 1. Reggie Corrigan – Replacements: Malcolm O'Kelly, David Humphreys – Unused: Shane Byrne, Paul Wallace, Alan Quinlan, Guy Easterby, Mel Deane

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22 June 2002

New Zealand	40–8	Ireland
Try: MacDonald (2) Ralph Kelleher Holah Con: Mehrtens (3) Pen: Mehrtens (3)	Report	Try: Longwell Drop: O'Driscoll

Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

New Zealand: 15. Leon MacDonald, 14. Jonah Lomu, 13. Mark Robinson, 12. Aaron Mauger, 11. Caleb Ralph, 10. Andrew Mehrtens, 9. Justin Marshall, 8. Scott Robertson, 7. Richie McCaw, 6. Reuben Thorne (c), 5. Norm Maxwell, 4. Chris Jack, 3. Greg Somerville, 2. Mark Hammett, 1. Dave Hewett – Replacements: 17. Joe McDonnell, 18. Simon Maling, 19. Marty Holah, 20. Byron Kelleher, 21. Daryl Gibson, 22. Doug Howlett – Unused: Tom Willis

Ireland: 15. Girvan Dempsey, 14. Geordan Murphy, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 12. John Kelly, 11. Justin Bishop, 10. Ronan O'Gara, 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Anthony Foley, 7. Keith Gleeson, 6. Simon Easterby, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 4. Gary Longwell, 3. John Hayes, 2. Keith Wood (c), 1. Reggie Corrigan – Replacements: 16. Shane Byrne, 17. Paul Wallace, 18. Leo Cullen, 19. Alan Quinlan , 21. David Humphreys – Unused: 20. Guy Easterby, 22. Mel Deane

See also

• History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand