Ireland A national rugby union team
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The Ireland Wolfhounds (formerly Ireland
A team) are the second national rugby union
team behind the Irish
national side. They have previously competed in the Churchill Cup
together with the England Saxons
and the full national teams of Canada
and the United States
as well as selection of other nations' 1st, 2nd and 3rd representative sides (including Scotland A and the New Zealand Maori
). They also play against other 6 Nations
countries' A sides during the RBS 6 Nations. Now and again they would also play touring sides for example they played South Africa
in 2000, the All Blacks
in 2001 and Australia
in 2006. On the 21 June 2009 Ireland A won their first Churchill Cup
beating the England Saxons 49–22 in the final, they have also won the Churchill Plate three times in 2006, 2007 and 2008. They were renamed Ireland Wolfhounds as of February 2010.
and the England Saxons
.
16–68 Ireland A
Feb 2001 Ireland A 23–55 France A
Nov 2001 Ireland A 30–43 New Zealand
Feb 2002 England A
18–25 Ireland A
March 2002 Ireland A 60–3 Scotland A
March 2002 Ireland A 59–5 Italy A
March 2002 France A 30–20 Ireland A
Feb 2003 Italy A 11–28 Ireland A
March 2003 Ireland A 19–29 France A
March 2003 Ireland A 24–21 England A
June 2006 USA
13–28 Ireland A
June 2006 New Zealand Māori
27–6 Ireland A
June 2006 Ireland A 30–27 England Saxons
Nov 2006 Ireland A 17–24 Australia
May 2007 Ireland A 39–20 Canada
May 2007 New Zealand Māori
50–22 Ireland A
June 2007 Ireland A 22–21 Scotland A
31–13 Ireland A
Feb 2008 Scotland A
67–7 Ireland A
June 2008 USA 9–46 Ireland A
June 2008 England Saxons
34–12 Ireland A
19–30 Ireland A
June 2009 Georgia
5–40 Ireland A
June 2009 Ireland A 49–22 England Saxons
Nov 2009 Ireland A 48–19 Tonga
Nov 2009 Ireland A 31–0 Argentina Jaguars
17–13 Ireland A
Feb 2010 Ireland Wolfhounds 34–19 Scotland A
32–12 Ireland Wolfhounds
Feb 2011 Ireland Wolfhounds 20–11 England Saxons
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
A team) are the second national rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team behind the Irish
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...
national side. They have previously competed in the Churchill Cup
Churchill Cup
The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....
together with the England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
and the full national teams of Canada
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
and the United States
United States national rugby union team
USA Rugby's men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings. Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position...
as well as selection of other nations' 1st, 2nd and 3rd representative sides (including Scotland A and the New Zealand Maori
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...
). They also play against other 6 Nations
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
countries' A sides during the RBS 6 Nations. Now and again they would also play touring sides for example they played South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
in 2000, the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
in 2001 and Australia
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...
in 2006. On the 21 June 2009 Ireland A won their first Churchill Cup
Churchill Cup
The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....
beating the England Saxons 49–22 in the final, they have also won the Churchill Plate three times in 2006, 2007 and 2008. They were renamed Ireland Wolfhounds as of February 2010.
Current squad
Ireland Wolfhounds squad for their matches against Scotland AScotland A national rugby union team
The Scotland A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Scottish national side.-History:Scotland's status as one of the leading rugby nations in the Northern Hemisphere, made the SRU to field a second team, first known as Scotland XV, and currently as Scotland A, which can play at...
and the England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
.
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| Isaac Boss Isaac Boss Isaac Boss is a New Zealand–born Irish rugby union footballer. His grandmother was born in Glenarm, County Antrim, thereby qualifying him to play for Ireland. He plays scrum-half or fullback for Leinster and the Ireland national team... |
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| Andrew Browne | Lock | Connacht Connacht Rugby Connacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup... |
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Leinster Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup... |
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Leinster Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup... |
| Chris Henry Chris Henry (rugby player) Chris Henry in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Ulster and Ballymena Rugby Club.He was educated at the Wallace High School in Lisburn before going to Queen's University Belfast.... (c) Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... |
Number eight | Ulster Ulster Rugby Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup... |
2001
Feb 2001 Italy AItaly A national rugby union team
The Italy A national rugby union team are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side. They compete every year in the IRB Nations Cup.-Fixtures:IRB Nations Cup 2010...
16–68 Ireland A
Feb 2001 Ireland A 23–55 France A
France A national rugby union team
The France A national rugby union team, known previously as France XV national rugby union team and France B national rugby union team, are the second national rugby union team behind the French national side.-History:...
Nov 2001 Ireland A 30–43 New Zealand
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
2002
Feb 2002 Ireland A 55–22 Wales AWales A national rugby union team
The Wales A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Welsh national side. They have not played a game since April 2002.On the 20th February 2003, the Welsh Rugby Union were given permission to withdraw from the "A" team Six Nations Championship, citing costs as the primary reason...
Feb 2002 England A
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
18–25 Ireland A
March 2002 Ireland A 60–3 Scotland A
Scotland A national rugby union team
The Scotland A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Scottish national side.-History:Scotland's status as one of the leading rugby nations in the Northern Hemisphere, made the SRU to field a second team, first known as Scotland XV, and currently as Scotland A, which can play at...
March 2002 Ireland A 59–5 Italy A
March 2002 France A 30–20 Ireland A
2003
Feb 2003 Scotland A 22–22 Ireland AFeb 2003 Italy A 11–28 Ireland A
March 2003 Ireland A 19–29 France A
March 2003 Ireland A 24–21 England A
2006
March 2006 England A 18–33 Ireland AJune 2006 USA
United States national rugby union team
USA Rugby's men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings. Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position...
13–28 Ireland A
June 2006 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...
27–6 Ireland A
June 2006 Ireland A 30–27 England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
Nov 2006 Ireland A 17–24 Australia
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...
2007
Feb 2007 Ireland A 5–32 England SaxonsEngland Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
May 2007 Ireland A 39–20 Canada
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
May 2007 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...
50–22 Ireland A
June 2007 Ireland A 22–21 Scotland A
2008
Feb 2008 England SaxonsEngland Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
31–13 Ireland A
Feb 2008 Scotland A
Scotland A national rugby union team
The Scotland A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Scottish national side.-History:Scotland's status as one of the leading rugby nations in the Northern Hemisphere, made the SRU to field a second team, first known as Scotland XV, and currently as Scotland A, which can play at...
67–7 Ireland A
June 2008 USA 9–46 Ireland A
June 2008 England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
34–12 Ireland A
2009
June 2009 CanadaCanada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
19–30 Ireland A
June 2009 Georgia
Georgia national rugby union team
The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...
5–40 Ireland A
June 2009 Ireland A 49–22 England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
Nov 2009 Ireland A 48–19 Tonga
Tonga national rugby union team
The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...
Nov 2009 Ireland A 31–0 Argentina Jaguars
2010
Jan 2010 England SaxonsEngland Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
17–13 Ireland A
Feb 2010 Ireland Wolfhounds 34–19 Scotland A
Scotland A national rugby union team
The Scotland A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Scottish national side.-History:Scotland's status as one of the leading rugby nations in the Northern Hemisphere, made the SRU to field a second team, first known as Scotland XV, and currently as Scotland A, which can play at...
2011
Jan 2011 Scotland AScotland A national rugby union team
The Scotland A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Scottish national side.-History:Scotland's status as one of the leading rugby nations in the Northern Hemisphere, made the SRU to field a second team, first known as Scotland XV, and currently as Scotland A, which can play at...
32–12 Ireland Wolfhounds
Feb 2011 Ireland Wolfhounds 20–11 England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
Honours
- Churchill CupChurchill CupThe Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....
(1): 20092009 Churchill CupThe 2009 Churchill Cup took place between June 6 and June 21, 2009, in the seventh year of the tournament.For the first time in the tournament's history, all rounds were held in the United States in an effort to reduce the cost of the tournament after the discontinued sponsorship by Barclays and to... - Churchill PlateChurchill CupThe Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....
(3):20062006 Churchill CupThe 2006 Churchill Cup is a Rugby Union competition, typically between the second teams of various top tier international Rugby nations and the first teams of traditionally less prominent teams, such as Canada and the USA. It first began on June 3, 2006 and ended on June 17. The 2006 competition...
, 20072007 Churchill CupThe 2007 Churchill Cup was held from May 18 to June 2, 2007. It was the fifth year of the Churchill Cup. Six rugby union teams took part: Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, New Zealand Māori, Scotland A, and the USA.-Format:...
, 20082008 Churchill CupThe 2008 Churchill Cup took place between 7 June and 21 June 2008 in what was the sixth year of the tournament. Six rugby union teams took part: , England Saxons, Ireland A, Scotland A, the , and an Argentinian XV.-Participation:...