Ireland RWC 2015 Fixtures
Ireland fell to Argentina in the third quarter-final of Rugby World Cup 2015 – losing 20-43 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Ireland were blown away in the opening 15 minutes and again in the final 15 minutes by a ruthless Argentina side, which scored four tries to Ireland's two.
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Ireland Rugby World Cup 2015 Fixtures
IRELAND 50-7 CANADA at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Saturday 19th September 2015 – Attendance: 68,523
Referee: Glen Jackson (NZR)
IRELAND: (29) 50
Tries: O'Brien, Henderson, Sexton, D Kearney, Cronin, R Kearney, Payne
Conversions: Sexton (3), Madigan (3)
Penalties: Sexton
CANADA: (0) 7
Tries: Van der Merwe
Conversions: Hirayama
Man-of-the-match: Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)
Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | Sky Sports | IRFU
IRELAND 44-10 ROMANIA at Wembley Stadium, London
Sunday 27th September 2015 – Attendance: 89,267
Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU)
IRELAND: (18) 44
Tries: Bowe (2), Earls (2), Kearney, Henry
Conversions: Madigan (4)
Penalties: Madigan (2)
ROMANIA: (3) 10
Tries: Tonita
Conversions: Vlaicu
Penalties: Calafeteanu
Man-of-the-match: Keith Earls (Ireland)
Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | Sky Sports | IRFU
IRELAND 16-9 ITALY at Olympic Stadium, London
Sunday 4th October 2015 – Attendance: 53,187
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
IRELAND: (10) 16
Tries: Earls
Conversions: Sexton
Penalties: Sexton (3)
ITALY: (6) 9
Penalties: Allan (3)
Man-of-the-match: Iain Henderson (Ireland)
Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | Sky Sports | IRFU
FRANCE 9-24 IRELAND at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Sunday 11th October 2015 – Attendance: 72,163
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
FRANCE: (6) 9
Penalties: Spedding (2), Parra
IRELAND: (9) 24
Tries: R Kearney, Murray
Conversions: Madigan
Penalties: Sexton (2), Madigan (2)
Man-of-the-match: Sean O'Brien (Ireland)
Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | Sky Sports | IRFU
IRELAND 20-43 ARGENTINA at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Rugby World Cup Quarter-final
Sunday 18th October 2015 – Attendance: 72,316
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
IRELAND: (10) 20
Tries: Fitzgerald, Murphy
Conversions: Madigan (2)
Penalties: Madigan (2)
ARGENTINA: (20) 43
Tries: Moroni, Imhoff (2), Tuculet
Conversions: Sanchez (4)
Penalties: Sanchez (5)
Man-of-the-match: Nicolas Sanchez (Argentina)
Match reports: BBC | Guardian | ESPN | Sky Sports
Ireland Warm-up Match Results
During the summer Ireland played four warm-up matches in preparation for Rugby World Cup 2015. Ireland began with two wins – beating Wales away and Scotland at home. This was followed by two losses – losing to Wales at home and England away. The match results are shown below:
WALES 21-35 IRELAND at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Saturday 8th August 2015 – Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Glen Jackson (NZRU)
WALES: (7) 21
Tries: Hibbard, Tipuric, Cuthbert
Conversions: Hook, Anscombe (2)
IRELAND: (25) 35
Tries: Heaslip, Cave, Earls, Zebo, Jones
Conversions: Jackson (2)
Penalties: Jackson (2)
Man-of-the-match: Keith Earls (Ireland)
IRELAND 28-22 SCOTLAND at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Saturday 15th August 2015 – Attendance: 31,240
IRELAND 10-16 WALES at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Saturday 29th August 2015 – Attendance: 47,430
ENGLAND 21-13 IRELAND at Twickenham Stadium, London
Saturday 5th September 2015 – Attendance: 80,138