2013 Ireland rugby union tour of Canada and United States

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
2 2 0 0
Test match
2 2 0 0
Opponent
P W D L
 Canada
1 1 0 0
 United States
1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour New Zealand 2012
Next tour Argentina 2014

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.

Fixtures

Date and time Venue Home Score Away
8 June 2013, 19:30 CDT (UTC-5) BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston United States  12–15  Ireland
15 June 2013, 20:00 EDT (UTC-04) BMO Field, Toronto Canada  14–40  Ireland

Matches

United States

8 June 2013
19:30 CDT (UTC-5)
United States  12–15  Ireland
Pen: Wyles (4/5) 25', 32', 57', 65'
Report Pen: Madigan (5/7) 9', 17', 30', 39', 53'
FB 15Chris Wyles
RW 14Luke Hume  61'
OC 13Seamus Kelly
IC 12Andrew Suniula
LW 11Takudzwa Ngwenya
FH 10Toby 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 16Zach Fenoglio
PR 17Nicholas Wallace
PR 18Phil Thiel
LK 19Peter Dahl  12'  25'
FL 20John Quill
SH 21Robbie Shaw
WG 22James Paterson  61'
FH 23Adam Siddall
Coach:
United States Mike Tolkin
FB 15Robbie Henshaw
RW 14Fergus McFadden 35' to 40'
OC 13Darren Cave
IC 12Stuart Olding
LW 11Simon Zebo
FH 10Ian 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 David Kilcoyne  58'
Replacements:
HK 16Mike Sherry  76'
PR 17Jamie Hagan  54'
PR 18Tom Court  58'
LK 19Dan Tuohy  76'
FL 20Tommy O'Donnell  51'  58'  76'
SH 21Paul Marshall  71'
FH 22Paddy Jackson
WG 23Felix Jones  35'  40'
Coach:
Ireland Les Kiss

Man of the Match:
Ian Madigan (Ireland)

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

Notes:

Canada

15 June 2013
20:00 EDT (UTC-04)
Canada  14–40  Ireland
Try: Ardron 46' m
Pen: Pritchard (3/3) 6', 17', 24'
Report 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 15Connor Braid  61'
RW 14James Pritchard
OC 13Ciaran Hearn
IC 12Harry Jones
LW 11Taylor Paris
FH 10Nathan 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 16Ryan Hamilton  54'
PR 17Andrew Tiedemann  72'
PR 18Doug Wooldridge  72'
LK 19Jon Phelan  69'
FL 20Nanyak Dala  61'
SH 21Sean White  55'
CE 22Nick Blevins  79'
CE 23Pat Parfrey  61'
Coach:
New Zealand Kieran Crowley
FB 15Felix Jones
RW 14Fergus McFadden
OC 13Darren Cave  72'
IC 12James Downey
LW 11Andrew Trimble
FH 10Ian 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 16Sean Cronin  65'
PR 17David Kilcoyne  65'
PR 18Declan Fitzpatrick  61'
LK 19Mike McCarthy  71'
FL 20Chris Henry  71'
SH 21Paul Marshall  57'
FH 22Paddy Jackson  61'
FB 23Robbie Henshaw  72'
Coach:
Ireland Les Kiss

Man of the Match:
Fergus McFadden (Ireland)

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

Notes:

Touring squad

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 Ireland Ulster
Sean Cronin Hooker (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 27) 26 Ireland Leinster
Mike Sherry Hooker (1982-2013-06)6 September 1982 (aged 30) 0 Ireland Munster
Richardt Strauss Hooker (1982-2013-06)6 September 1982 (aged 30) 2 Ireland Leinster
Tom Court Prop (1980-11-06)6 November 1980 (aged 32) 30 Ireland Ulster
Declan Fitzpatrick Prop (1983-06-12)12 June 1983 (aged 29) 4 Ireland Ulster
Jamie Hagan Prop (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 26) 0 Ireland Leinster
David Kilcoyne Prop (1988-12-14)14 December 1988 (aged 24) 6 Ireland Munster
Mike Ross Prop (1979-12-21)21 December 1979 (aged 33) 29 Ireland Leinster
Mike McCarthy Lock (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 31) 10 Ireland Connacht
Devin Toner Lock (1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 26) 5 Ireland Leinster
Dan Tuohy Lock (1985-06-18)18 June 1985 (aged 27) 5 Ireland Ulster
Iain Henderson Flanker (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 21) 5 Ireland Ulster
Chris Henry Flanker (1984-10-17)17 October 1984 (aged 28) 6 Ireland Ulster
Kevin McLaughlin Flanker (1984-09-20)20 September 1984 (aged 28) 5 Ireland Leinster
Tommy O'Donnell Flanker (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (aged 25) 0 Ireland Munster
Peter O'Mahony (c) Flanker (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 23) 14 Ireland Munster
Isaac Boss Scrum-half (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 33) 15 Ireland Leinster
Kieran Marmion Scrum-half (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 21) 0 Ireland Connacht
Paul Marshall Scrum-half (1985-06-26)26 June 1985 (aged 27) 1 Ireland Ulster
Paddy Jackson Fly-half (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 21) 3 Ireland Ulster
Ian Madigan Fly-half (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 24) 2 Ireland Leinster
Darren Cave Centre (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 26) 3 Ireland Ulster
Fergus McFadden Centre (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 26) 17 Ireland Leinster
Stuart Olding Centre (1993-03-11)11 March 1993 (aged 20) 0 Ireland Ulster
Andrew Trimble Wing (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 28) 49 Ireland Ulster
Simon Zebo Wing (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 23) 5 Ireland Munster
Robbie Henshaw Fullback (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 19) 0 Ireland Connacht
Felix Jones Fullback (1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 25) 3 Ireland Munster

Notes

Pre tour and post 2013 Six Nations Championship, the then head coach Declan Kidney, was sacked from his role as head coach of Ireland.[3] 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.[4] Therefore, assistant head coach Les Kiss, was named as interim head coach for the Summer Tour to Canada and United States.[5]

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 and 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 British and Irish Lions squad. Peter O'Mahony was named as his replacement in terms of captaincy, and Sean Cronin filled the void left in the hookers. Ahead of the test against Canada, Ireland then lost Simon Zebo to the British and Irish Lions. Zebo who has started in the test against the United States, was not replaced.[6]

References

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