1994 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia

1994 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia
Top test point scorer(s)	Michael Lynagh (30)
Top test try scorer(s)	Ilie Tabua Tamanivalu(2)
Summary	P W D L
Total	08 02 00 06
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
Australia	2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour	New Zealand 1992
Next tour	South Africa 1998

The Ireland national rugby union team toured of Australia in May and June 1994. It was their second tour of Australia, having previously visited in 1979. Both Jonny Bell and Keith Wood made their senior international debuts in the first test.^[1]

Non-international games

Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.

Opponent	For	Against	Date	Venue
Western Australia	64	8	18 May 1994	WACA Ground, Perth[2]
New South Wales	18	55	22 May 1994	Concord Oval, Sydney[2]
Australian Capital Territory	9	22	25 May 1994	Manuka Oval, Canberra[2]
Queensland	26	29	29 May 1994	Ballymore, Brisbane[2]
Australian XV	9	57	1 June 1994	Kruttschnitt Oval, Mount Isa[2]
New South Wales Country	20	18	8 June 1994	Oakes Oval, Lismore[2]

Test matches

5 June 1994

Australia	33–13	Ireland
Try: Burke Campese Lynagh Smith Tabua Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (2)	Report[3]	Try: Johns Con: Elwood Pen: Elwood O'Shea

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 26,545 Referee: Joël Dumé (France)

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11 June 1994

Australia	32–18	Ireland
Try: Herbert Tabua Wilson Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (5)	Report[4]	Try: Clohessy Francis Con: O'Shea Pen: O'Shea Drop: O'Shea

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 37,239 Referee: Joël Dumé (France)

Touring party

• Tour manager: F. Sowman
• Team manager: Gerry Murphy
• Assistant manager: L. Butler
• Technical adviser: Willie Anderson
• Captain: Michael Bradley

Backs

Jonny Bell (Ballymena/Loughborough College) Michael Bradley (Cork Constitution) Phil Danaher (Garryowen) Eric Elwood (Lansdowne) Maurice Field (Malone) Simon Geoghegan (London Irish) Niall Hogan (Terenure College)

Conor O'Shea (Lansdowne) Martin Ridge (Blackrock College) Alain Rolland (Blackrock College) Jim Staples (London Irish) Brian Walsh (Cork Constitution) Niall Woods (Blackrock College)

Forwards

Shane Byrne (Blackrock College) Peter Clohessy (Young Munster) David Corkery (Cork Constitution) Victor Costello (St Mary's College) W. M. Cronin (Garryowen) Jeremy Davidson (Dungannon) John Fitzgerald (Young Munster) Neil Francis (Old Belvedere) Gabriel Fulcher (Cork Constitution) Mick Galwey (Shannon)

Gary Halpin (London Irish) Paul Hogan (Garryowen) Paddy Johns (Dungannon) Terry Kingston (Dolphin) Denis McBride (Malone) Brian Robinson (Ballymena) Paul Soden (Cork Constitution) R. K. Wilson (Instonians) Keith Wood (Garryowen)

References

1. "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
2. "Ireland Rugby tours". Irish Rugby. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
3. "IRELAND TOUR - Brisbane, 5 June 1994". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
4. "IRELAND TOUR - Sydney, 11 June 1994". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

• Stephen Jones, ed. (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995–96. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7816-4.