2013 Ireland rugby union tour of Canada and United States

In June 2013, Ireland toured North America, playing test matches against Canada and the United States. The tour was part of the second year of the global rugby calendar established by World Rugby (known as the International Rugby Board prior to November 2014), which will run until 2019, with Ireland helping to expand Test opportunities for Tier 2 nations in 2013.

2013 Ireland rugby union tour of Canada and United States
Coach(es)Les Kiss
Tour captain(s)Peter O'Mahony
Top test point scorer(s)Ian Madigan (21)
Top test try scorer(s)Fergus McFadden (3)
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 02 00 00
Test match
02 02 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Canada
1 1 0 0
 United States
1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tourNew Zealand 2012
Next tourArgentina 2014

Fixtures

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Date Venue Home Score Away
8 June 2013 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston United States   12–15   Ireland
15 June 2013 BMO Field, Toronto Canada   14–40   Ireland

Matches

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United States

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8 June 2013
19:30 CDT (UTC-5)
United States  12–15  Ireland
Pen: Wyles (4/5) 25', 32', 57', 65'Report[1]Pen: Madigan (5/7) 9', 17', 30', 39', 53'
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 20,181
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
FB 15 Chris Wyles
RW 14 Luke Hume   61'
OC 13 Seamus Kelly
IC 12 Andrew Suniula
LW 11 Takudzwa Ngwenya
FH 10 Toby L'Estrange
SH 9 Mike Petri
N8 8 Todd Clever (c)   52' to 62'
OF 7 Scott LaValla
BF 6 Samu Manoa
RL 5 Louis Stanfill
LL 4 Brian Doyle   12' to 25'
TP 3 Eric Fry
HK 2 Chris Biller
LP 1 Shawn Pittman
Replacements:
HK 16 Zach Fenoglio
PR 17 Nicholas Wallace
PR 18 Phil Thiel
LK 19 Peter Dahl   12'   25'
FL 20 John Quill
SH 21 Robbie Shaw
WG 22 James Paterson   61'
FH 23 Adam Siddall
Coach:
  Mike Tolkin
FB 15 Robbie Henshaw
RW 14 Fergus McFadden   35' to 40'
OC 13 Darren Cave
IC 12 Stuart Olding
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Ian Madigan
SH 9 Isaac Boss   71'
N8 8 Peter O'Mahony (c)
OF 7 Chris Henry   51' to 58'   76'
BF 6 Iain Henderson
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Mike McCarthy   76'
TP 3 Mike Ross   54'
HK 2 Richardt Strauss   76'
LP 1 Dave Kilcoyne   58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Mike Sherry   76'
PR 17 Jamie Hagan   54'
PR 18 Tom Court   58'
LK 19 Dan Tuohy   76'
FL 20 Tommy O'Donnell   51'   58'   76'
SH 21 Paul Marshall   71'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson
WG 23 Felix Jones   35'   40'
Coach:
  Les Kiss

Man of the Match:
Ian Madigan (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Bryan Arciero (Canada)
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Notes:

  • This match set a record attendance for a United States home game.[2]

Canada

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15 June 2013
20:00 EDT (UTC-04)
Canada  14–40  Ireland
Try: Ardron 46' m
Pen: Pritchard (3/3) 6', 17', 24'
Report[3]Try: Trimble 9' c
McFadden (3) 27' m, 58' c, 80+1' c
Cave 54' c
O'Donnell 67' c
Con: Madigan (3/4) 11', 55', 59'
Jackson (2/2) 68', 80+2'
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 20,396
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
FB 15 Connor Braid   61'
RW 14 James Pritchard
OC 13 Ciaran Hearn
IC 12 Harry Jones
LW 11 Taylor Paris
FH 10 Nathan Hirayama
SH 9 Phil Mack   55'
N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)   79'
OF 7 John Moonlight   61'
BF 6 Tyler Ardron
RL 5 Tyler Hotson   69'
LL 4 Jebb Sinclair
TP 3 Jason Marshall   72'
HK 2 Ray Barkwill   54'
LP 1 Hubert Buydens   72'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryan Hamilton   54'
PR 17 Andrew Tiedemann   72'
PR 18 Doug Wooldridge   72'
LK 19 Jon Phelan   69'
FL 20 Nanyak Dala   61'
SH 21 Sean White   55'
CE 22 Nick Blevins   79'
CE 23 Pat Parfrey   61'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Felix Jones
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Darren Cave   72'
IC 12 James Downey
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Ian Madigan   61'
SH 9 Isaac Boss   57'
N8 8 Peter O'Mahony (c)
OF 7 Tommy O'Donnell
BF 6 Kevin McLaughlin   71'
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Dan Tuohy   71'
TP 3 Mike Ross   61'
HK 2 Richardt Strauss   65'
LP 1 Tom Court   65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin   65'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne   65'
PR 18 Declan Fitzpatrick   61'
LK 19 Mike McCarthy   71'
FL 20 Chris Henry   71'
SH 21 Paul Marshall   57'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson   61'
FB 23 Robbie Henshaw   72'
Coach:
  Les Kiss

Man of the Match:
Fergus McFadden (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nick Ricono (United States)
Ed Gardner (United States)

Notes:

  • This match set a record attendance for a rugby match on Canadian soil.[4]

Touring squad

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Caps and ages are to first test date, 8 June

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Rory Best Hooker (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 30) 67   Ulster
Seán Cronin Hooker (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 27) 26   Leinster
Mike Sherry Hooker (1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 24) 0   Munster
Richardt Strauss Hooker (1986-01-29)29 January 1986 (aged 27) 2   Leinster
Tom Court Prop (1980-11-06)6 November 1980 (aged 32) 30   Ulster
Declan Fitzpatrick Prop (1983-06-12)12 June 1983 (aged 29) 4   Ulster
Jamie Hagan Prop (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 26) 0   Leinster
Dave Kilcoyne Prop (1988-12-14)14 December 1988 (aged 24) 6   Munster
Mike Ross Prop (1979-12-21)21 December 1979 (aged 33) 29   Leinster
Mike McCarthy Lock (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 31) 10   Connacht
Devin Toner Lock (1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 26) 5   Leinster
Dan Tuohy Lock (1985-06-18)18 June 1985 (aged 27) 5   Ulster
Iain Henderson Flanker (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 21) 5   Ulster
Chris Henry Flanker (1984-10-17)17 October 1984 (aged 28) 6   Ulster
Kevin McLaughlin Flanker (1984-09-20)20 September 1984 (aged 28) 5   Leinster
Tommy O'Donnell Flanker (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (aged 25) 0   Munster
Peter O'Mahony (c) Flanker (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 23) 14   Munster
Isaac Boss Scrum-half (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 33) 15   Leinster
Kieran Marmion Scrum-half (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 21) 0   Connacht
Paul Marshall Scrum-half (1985-06-26)26 June 1985 (aged 27) 1   Ulster
Paddy Jackson Fly-half (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 21) 3   Ulster
Ian Madigan Fly-half (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 24) 2   Leinster
Darren Cave Centre (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 26) 3   Ulster
Fergus McFadden Centre (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 26) 17   Leinster
Stuart Olding Centre (1993-03-11)11 March 1993 (aged 20) 0   Ulster
Andrew Trimble Wing (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 28) 49   Ulster
Simon Zebo Wing (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 23) 5   Munster
Robbie Henshaw Fullback (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 19) 0   Connacht
Felix Jones Fullback (1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 25) 3   Munster

Notes

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Pre tour and post 2013 Six Nations Championship, the then head coach Declan Kidney, was sacked from his role as head coach of Ireland.[5] Leinster's head coach Joe Schmidt was named as Kidney's replacement, but will be unable to fill the role for Ireland's Summer Tour.[6] Therefore, assistant head coach Les Kiss, was named as interim head coach for the Summer Tour to Canada and United States.[7]

The initial squad was named on 19 May 2014, with Rory Best as captain. It was a significantly weaker squad due to a number of regular Irish players in the British & Irish Lions squad for their 2013 tour to Australia. The squad then lost their original captain, Rory Best, on 26 May, due to a call to the Lions squad. Peter O'Mahony was named as his replacement in terms of captaincy, and Seán Cronin filled the void left in the hookers. Ahead of the test against Canada, Ireland then lost Simon Zebo to the Lions. Zebo who has started in the test against the United States, was not replaced.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Ian Madigan kicks Ireland to victory". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ^ "United States 12–15 Ireland". www.rte.ie. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Ireland rout Canada". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Japan drop Wales down rankings". www.rugby365.com. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Declan Kidney sacked as Ireland rugby union coach". 2 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Leinster's Joe Schmidt is appointed new Ireland coach". 29 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Ireland turn their back on Declan Kidney". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Lions 2013: Ireland's Simon Zebo called up to squad as cover". 9 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.