Head-To-Head: Ireland v Australia

SUMMER TOUR MATCH: Saturday, June 26 

AUSTRALIA v IRELAND, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, 8.05pm local time/11.05am Irish time (live Sky Sports 1)

AUSTRALIA: James O’Connor; Drew Mitchell, Rob Horne, Matt Giteau, Adam Ashley-Cooper; Quade Cooper, Luke Burgess; Ben Daley, Saia Faingaa, Salesi Ma’afu, Dean Mumm, Mark Chisolm, Rocky Elsom (capt), David Pocock, Richard Brown.

Replacements: Huia Edmonds, James Slipper, Mitchell Chapman, Matt Hodgson, Josh Valentine, Berrick Barnes, Kurtley Beale.

IRELAND: Rob Kearney; Tommy Bowe, Brian O’Driscoll (capt), Paddy Wallace, Andrew Trimble; Jonathan Sexton, Tomas O’Leary; Cian Healy, Sean Cronin, Tony Buckley, Donncha O’Callaghan, Mick O’Driscoll, Niall Ronan, Shane Jennings, Chris Henry.

Replacements: Damien Varley, Tom Court, Dan Tuohy, Rhys Ruddock, Eoin Reddan, Ronan O’Gara, Geordan Murphy.

Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Head-To-Head:

Played – 28
Australia Won – 19
Ireland Won – 8
Drawn – 1

Previous Meetings:

November 12, 1927 – Tour Match – Ireland 3 Australia 5, Lansdowne Road
December 6, 1947 – Tour Match – Ireland 3 Australia 16, Lansdowne Road
January 18, 1958 – Tour Match – Ireland 9 Australia 6, Lansdowne Road
January 21, 1967 – Tour Match – Ireland 15 Australia 8, Lansdowne Road
May 13, 1967 – Tour Match – Australia 5 Ireland 11, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
October 26, 1968 – Tour Match – Ireland 10 Australia 3, Lansdowne Road
January 17, 1976 – Tour Match – Ireland 10 Australia 20, Lansdowne Road
June 3, 1979 – Tour Match – Australia 12 Ireland 27, Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
June 16, 1979 – Tour Match – Australia 3 Ireland 9, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 21, 1981 – Tour Match – Ireland 12 Australia 16, Lansdowne Road
November 10, 1984 – Tour Match – Ireland 9 Australia 16, Lansdowne Road
June 7, 1987 – Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final – Australia 33 Ireland 15, Concord Oval, Sydney
October 20, 1991 – Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final – Ireland 18 Australia 19, Lansdowne Road
October 31, 1992 – Tour Match – Ireland 17 Australia 42, Lansdowne Road
June 5, 1994 – Tour Match – Australia 33 Ireland 13, Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
June 11, 1994 – Tour Match – Australia 32 Ireland 18, Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
November 23, 1996 – Tour Match – Ireland 12 Australia 22, Lansdowne Road
June 12, 1999 – Tour Match – Australia 46 Ireland 10, Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
June 19, 1999 – Tour Match – Australia 32 Ireland 26, Subiaco Oval, Perth
October 10, 1999 – Tour Match – Ireland 3 Australia 23, Lansdowne Road
November 9, 2002 – Tour Match – Ireland 18 Australia 9, Lansdowne Road
June 7, 2003 – Tour Match – Australia 45 Ireland 16, Subiaco Oval, Perth
November 1, 2003 – Rugby World Cup Pool A – Australia 17 Ireland 16, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
November 19, 2005 – Tour Match – Ireland 14 Australia 30, Lansdowne Road
June 24, 2006 – Tour Match – Australia 37 Ireland 15, Subiaco Oval, Perth
November 19, 2006 – Tour Match – Ireland 21 Australia 6, Lansdowne Road
June 14, 2008 – Tour Match – Australia 18 Ireland 12, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
November 15, 2009 – Tour Match – Ireland 20 Australia 20, Croke Park

Biggest Wins And Margins:

Australia: Points & Margin: 46-10, 1999 First Test

Ireland: Points: 27-12, 1979 First Test; Margin: 27-12, 1979 First Test; 21-6, 2006 Tour Match

Individual Records In The Series:

Most Points In A Match: Australia 25 (Elton Flatley, 2003 Tour Match); Ireland 19 (Ollie Campbell, 1979 First Test)

Most Tries In A Match: Australia 3 (Tiaan Strauss, 1999 First Test); Ireland 2 (Colin Paterson, 1979 First Test)

Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Australia:

68 – Ronan O’Gara
64 – Michael Lynagh
41 – Matthew Burke
34 – Elton Flatley
30 – David Humphreys
28 – Ollie Campbell, Paul McLean

Top Try Scorers – Ireland v Australia:

4 – Chris Latham, David Campese
3 – Brian O’Driscoll, Drew Mitchell, Tiaan Strauss, Tim Horan, George Gregan
2 – Colin Patterson, Peter Clohessy, Kevin Maggs

Most Appearances – Ireland v Australia:

9 – Brian O’Driscoll, George Gregan
8 – Ronan O’Gara, Malcolm O’Kelly, George Smith
7 – John Hayes, Keith Wood, Girvan Dempsey, Peter Stringer, David Wilson, Matthew Burke

Australia – Form Guide From Start Of The 2009 Test Season:

Won 31-8 v Italy home (Summer Series)
Won 34-12 v Italy home (Summer Series)
Won 22-6 v France home (Summer Series)
Lost 22-16 v New Zealand away (Tri Nations)
Lost 29-17 v South Africa away (Tri Nations)
Lost 19-18 v New Zealand home (Tri Nations)
Lost 32-25 v South Africa home (Tri Nations)
Won 21-6 v South Africa home (Tri Nations)
Lost 33-6 v New Zealand away (Tri Nations)
Lost 32-19 v New Zealand neutral (Bledisloe Cup)
Won 18-9 v England away (Autumn Series)
Drew 20-20 v Ireland away (Autumn Series)
Lost 9-8 v Scotland away (Autumn Series)
Won 33-12 v Wales away (Autumn Series)
Won 49-3 v Fiji home (Summer Series)
Won 27-17 v England home (Summer Series)
Lost 21-20 v England home (Summer Series)

Ireland – Form Guide From Start Of The 2009 Six Nations:

Won 30-21 v France home (Six Nations)
Won 38-9 v Italy away (Six Nations)
Won 14-13 v England home (Six Nations)
Won 22-15 v Scotland away (Six Nations)
Won 17-15 v Wales away (Six Nations)
Won 25-6 v Canada away (Summer Series)
Won 27-10 v USA away (Summer Series)
Drew 20-20 v Australia home (Autumn Series)
Won 41-6 v Fiji home (Autumn Series)
Won 15-10 v South Africa home (Autumn Series)
Won 29-11 v Italy home (Six Nations)
Lost 33-10 v France away (Six Nations)
Won 20-16 v England away (Six Nations)
Won 27-12 v Wales home (Six Nations)
Lost 23-20 v Scotland home (Six Nations)
Lost 66-28 v New Zealand away (Summer Series)

Australia – Most-Capped Players:

139 George Gregan
110 George Smith
102 Stephen Larkham
101 David Campese
86 John Eales
86 Joe Roff
82 Nathan Sharpe
81 Matthew Burke
80 Matt Giteau
80 Tim Horan
80 Stirling Mortlock
79 Phil Waugh
79 David Wilson

Australia – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:

911 Michael Lynagh
878 Matthew Burke
594 Matt Giteau
489 Stirling Mortlock
315 David Campese
260 Paul McLean
244 Joe Roff
200 Chris Latham

Australia – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:

64 David Campese
40 Chris Latham
30 Tim Horan
30 Joe Roff
30 Lote Tuqiri
29 Matthew Burke
29 Stirling Mortlock
28 Matt Giteau

Ireland – Most-Capped Players:

102 John Hayes
102 Brian O’Driscoll
99 Ronan O’Gara
92 Malcolm O’Kelly
91 Peter Stringer
82 Girvan Dempsey
72 David Humphreys
70 Kevin Maggs
70 Paul O’Connell
69 Mike Gibson
67 Geordan Murphy

Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:

963 Ronan O’Gara
560 David Humphreys
308 Michael Kiernan
296 Eric Elwood
217 Ollie Campbell
215 Brian O’Driscoll

Ireland – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:

40 Brian O’Driscoll
29 Denis Hickie
21 Shane Horgan
19 Girvan Dempsey
18 Geordan Murphy
17 Brendan Mullin
15 Tommy Bowe
15 Keith Wood
15 Kevin Maggs
14 George Stephenson
14 Ronan O’Gara

World Rugby All-Time Top Points Scorers:

1178 Jonny Wilkinson (1111-England, 67-Lions)
1090 Neil Jenkins (1049-Wales, 41-Lions)
1038 Dan Carter (New Zealand)
1010 Diego Dominguez (983-Italy, 27-Argentina)
967 Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand)
963 Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
911 Michael Lynagh (Australia)
893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
878 Matt Burke (Australia)
866 Stephen Jones (Wales)
752 Chris Paterson (Scotland)
733 Gavin Hastings (667-Scotland, 66-Lions)

World Rugby All-Time Top Try Scorers:

64 David Campese (Australia)
53 Shane Williams (51-Wales, 2-Lions)
50 Rory Underwood (49-England, 1-Lions)
49 Doug Howlett (New Zealand)
46 Christian Cullen (New Zealand)
45 Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand)
44 Jeff Wilson (New Zealand)
41 Brian O’Driscoll (40-Ireland, 1-Lions)
41 Gareth Thomas (40-Wales, 1-Lions)

Note: Daisuke Ohata scored 69 tries for Japan, but not all against major international opposition

The ‘100 Caps’ Club:

139 George Gregan (Australia)
119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions)
118 Fabien Pelous (France)
111 Philippe Sella (France)
110 George Smith (Australia)
108 Brian O’Driscoll (102-Ireland, 6-Lions)
104 John Hayes (102-Ireland, 2-Lions)
103 Gareth Thomas (100-Wales, 3-Lions)
102 Stephen Larkham (Australia)
102 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
101 David Campese (Australia)
101 Ronan O’Gara (99-Ireland, 2-Lions)
101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy)
100 Chris Paterson (Scotland)