2010 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
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Ireland
toured New Zealand and Australia in June 2010, playing a Test match against the All Blacks and the Wallabies
. They also played the New Zealand Māori
in Rotorua.
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Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
toured New Zealand and Australia in June 2010, playing a Test match against the All Blacks and the Wallabies
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
. They also played the New Zealand Māori
New Zealand Maori rugby union team
New Zealand Māori is a rugby union team that traditionally plays teams touring New Zealand. A prerequisite for playing in this team is that the player is to have Māori whakapapa or genealogy. In the past this rule was not strictly applied. In the past non-Māori players who looked Māori were often...
in Rotorua.
Matches
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Touring squad
Ireland named a 34-man squad for their tour to New Zealand and Australia in June 2010. Rory Best and Paul O'Connell were both ruled out due to injury and replaced by John Fogarty and Ed O'Donoghue. Kevin McLaughlin was also ruled out and was replaced by Niall Ronan. Keith Earls had to pull out of the squad and was replaced by Gavin Duffy. Fergus McFadden was ruled out of the tour and was replaced by Johne Murphy. Damien Varley was called up to the squad as cover for Jerry Flannery.- Caps updated before tour.
Coaching and Management Team
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Head Coach | Declan Kidney Declan Kidney Declan Kidney is an Irish rugby union coach.-Early life:Kidney played rugby for UCC and later for Dolphin RFC.... |
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| Team Manager | Paul McNaughton Paul McNaughton Paul Peter Patrick McNaughton , was an Irish rugby union, soccer and GAA player during the 1970s and 1980s. He played rugby as a centre, with Leinster, Ireland , Greystones and Wanderers. Although better known as a rugby player, he also played soccer for both Shelbourne F.C. and Bray Wanderers A.F.C.... |
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| Baggage Master | Patrick 'Rala' O'Reilly | |
| Forwards Coach | Gert Smal Gert Smal Gert Petrus Smal is a former South African rugby union player and the current forwards coach of the Irish national team.-Club career:... |
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| Backs Coach | Alan Gaffney Alan Gaffney Alan Gaffney is an Australian-born rugby coach, currently an assistant with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby tournament.He is a former player who played over 200 games with the Randwick Rugby Club Sydney, of which he was elected a life member in 1993.... |
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| Defence Coach | Les Kiss Les Kiss Les Kiss is an Australian former professional rugby league player in the New South Wales Rugby League, former rugby league coach and current rugby union coach.- Playing career :... |
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| Kicking Coach | Mark Tainton |
See also
- History of rugby union matches between Ireland and AustraliaHistory of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland-Overall summary:-Results:...
- History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New ZealandHistory of rugby union matches between Ireland and New ZealandThe New Zealand All Blacks first played against Ireland in 1905, beating them 15–0 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. The two teams have played a total of 24 Test matches, with the All Blacks winning 23 of them...