History of rugby union matches between Ireland and United States

Ireland and United States first played each other at rugby union in 1994 when Ireland won 26-15 at their home ground, Lansdowne Road, in Dublin. They have played each other seven times, with each team playing at home on three occasions. The other match was at a neutral venue in New Zealand in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Ireland and the US also played each other in the 1999 Rugby World Cup but the fixture was played at Ireland's home ground. Ireland have won all seven matches played between the teams.

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overview

Details Played Won by
 Ireland
Won by
 United States
Drawn Ireland points US
points
In Ireland 3 3 0 0 134 29
In US 4 4 0 0 150 43
Neutral venue 1 1 0 0 22 10
Overall 8 8 0 0 306 82

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record Ireland United States
Longest winning streak 8 (5 Nov 1994–Present) NA
Largest points for
Home 55 (20 November 2004) 18 (6 January 1996)
Away 83 (10 June 2000) 15 (5 November 1994)
Largest winning margin
Home 49 (20 November 2004) NA
Away 80 (10 June 2000) NA

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
8 7 June 2013 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston 12 15  Ireland 2013 Irish Summer tour of North America
7 11 September 2011 Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth, New Zealand 22 10  Ireland 2011 Rugby World Cup
6 31 May 2009 Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, California 10 27  Ireland 2009 Irish tour of North America
5 20 November 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 55 6  Ireland
4 10 June 2000 Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina 3 83  Ireland
3 2 October 1999 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 53 8  Ireland 1999 Rugby World Cup
2 6 January 1996 Atlanta Silverbacks Park, Atlanta 18 25  Ireland
1 5 November 1994 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 26 15  Ireland

XV Results

Below is a list of matches that the United States has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Ireland did not award caps.

Date Venue Score Winner Comments
9 September 1989 United States, New York City 7 32  Ireland Not classed as a full international by Ireland who fielded an Ireland XV
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