1997 Ireland A rugby union tour of Oceania

Series of rugby union matches

1997 Ireland A rugby union tour of Oceania

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Total| | 07|  01|  00|  06

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Test match| | 01|  00|  00|  01

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Western Samoa| | 1|  0|  0|  1

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The 1997 Ireland rugby union tour of Oceania was a series of matches played in May in June 1997 in New Zealand and Samoa by the Ireland A national rugby union team, while the best Irish players where involved in the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa.[1][2][3]

## Results

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Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.

Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue

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North Auckland | 16 | 69 | 22 May 1997 | Whāngarei[4]
NZ Academy | 15 | 74 | 26 May 1997 | North Harbour Stadium, Albany[1]
Bay of Plenty | 39 | 52 | 29 May 1997 | Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua[5]
Thames Valley | 38 | 12 | 1 June 1997 | Paeroa[6]
King Country | 26 | 32 | 6 June 1997 | Owen Delany Park Taupō[7]
NZ Maori XV | 10 | 41 | 10 June 1997 | Palmerston North[8]
Samoa XV | 25 | 57 | 14 June 1997 | Apia[9]

## References

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Mick Cleary, ed. (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998–99. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7653-6.

1. ^ a b "Rugby Union: Tigers sign Fijians". Independent. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
2. ^ "IRELAND A TOUR - Apia, 14 June 1997". espnscrum. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
3. ^ "Ireland set to tour New Zealand in '97". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
4. ^ "Brutal defeat reflects rugby's cultural divide". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
5. ^ "Plenty to ponder as Irish lose with style". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
6. ^ "Older and Wiser side gains its first win". Older and wiser side gains its first win. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
7. ^ "Tourists get taste for the half baked". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
8. ^ "Hope restored as Irish stem black tide". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
9. ^ "Samoans witness start of Irish rugby revolution". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.