2000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas

Series of rugby union matches

2000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas

Coach(es)| Warren Gatland
Tour captain(s)| Keith Wood
Top test point scorer(s)| Ronan O'Gara (25)
Top test try scorer(s)| Mike Mullins (3)
Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 03|  01|  01|  01

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Test match| | 03|  01|  01|  01

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Argentina| | 1|  0|  0|  1

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United States| | 1|  1|  0|  0

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Canada| | 1|  0|  1|  0

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Tour chronology
Previous tour| Australia 1999
Next tour| New Zealand 2002

2000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas. The 2000 Ireland national rugby union team summer tour saw them play three Test matches against Argentina, the United States and Canada. The touring party included two sets of brothers – Simon and Guy Easterby and David and Paul Wallace.[1] The second Test against the United States remains Ireland's biggest win to date. It also saw Ireland score their most points (83) and their most tries (13) in a single match.[2] In the same game Mike Mullins scored a hat-trick of tries.[3] The tour saw several Ireland players making their senior debuts. David Wallace and Peter McKenna both featured against Argentina. However, while Wallace would on go to become an established international and a British Lion, it proved to be the first and last senior cap for McKenna.[4][5] Geordan Murphy, Guy Easterby, Tyrone Howe and Frankie Sheahan all made their senior Ireland debuts against the United States. Murphy and Easterby celebrated the occasion by scoring two tries each.[6]

## Touring party

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* Manager: Warren Gatland
* Assistant Manager: Eddie O'Sullivan
* Captain: Keith Wood

### Backs

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* Dominic Crotty (Garryowen)
* Justin Bishop (London Irish)
* Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College)
* Guy Easterby (Ebbw Vale)
* Denis Hickie (St. Mary's College)
* Shane Horgan (Lansdowne)
* Tyrone Howe (Dungannon)
* Rob Henderson (London Wasps)
* David Humphreys (Dungannon)
* Kevin Maggs (Bath)
* Peter McKenna (St. Mary's College)
* Mike Mullins (Young Munster)
* Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers)
* Brian O'Driscoll (Blackrock College)
* Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution)
* Peter Stringer (Shannon)
* James Topping (Ballymena)

### Forwards

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* Bob Casey (Blackrock College)
* Peter Clohessy (Young Munster)
* Jeremy Davidson (Castres Olympique)
* Simon Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets)
* Justin Fitzpatrick (Dungannon)
* Anthony Foley (Shannon)
* Mick Galwey (Shannon)
* John Hayes (Shannon)
* Marcus Horan (Shannon)
* Eric Miller (Terenure College)
* Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College)
* Frankie Sheahan (Cork Constitution)
* David Wallace (Garryowen)
* Paul Wallace (Saracens)
* Andy Ward (Ballynahinch)
* Keith Wood (Garryowen)

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## Match details

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Complete list of matches played by Ireland in the Americas:[7][8][9]

### Argentina

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3 June 2000

Argentina | 34–23|  Ireland

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Tries: Ignacio Corleto
Martín Scelzo
Con: Quesada (2)
Pen: Quesada (5)| Report[10]| Tries: Malcolm O'Kelly
Justin Bishop
Rob Henderson
Con: David Humphreys
Pen: David Humphreys (2)
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)

Argentina

Ireland

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Argentina: Ignacio Corleto; Octavio Bartolucci, Eduardo Simone (Felipe Contepomi), Juan Fernández Miranda, Diego Albanese; Gonzalo Quesada, Agustín Pichot (capt); Gonzalo Longo, Rolando Martín, Santiago Phelan, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, Alejandro Allub, Martín Scelzo, Federico Méndez, Mauricio Reggiardo. Coach: Marcelo Loffreda
Ireland: P. McKenna (36' M. Mullins); S. Horgan, R. Henderson, K. Maggs, J. Bishop; D. Humphreys, (R. O'Gara), P. Stringer; A. Foley (A. Ward), D. Wallace, S. Easterby; M. O'Kelly, M. Galwey; J. Hayes, K. Wood (capt), P. Clohessy. Coach: W. Gatland

### United States

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10 June 2000

United States | 3–83|  Ireland

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Pen: Wells| Report[11][12]| Tries: Mike Mullins (3)
Geordan Murphy (2)
Guy Easterby (2)
Simon Easterby (2)
Malcolm O'Kelly
Paul Wallace
David Humphreys
James Topping
Con: O'Gara (8) David Humphreys
Singer Family Park, Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

### Canada

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17 June 2000

Canada | 27–27|  Ireland

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Tries: Winston Stanley
Phil Murphy
Scott Stewart
Con: Scott Stewart (3)
Pen: Scott Stewart (2)| Report[13]| Tries: Shane Horgan
Justin Bishop
Paul Wallace
Pen: David Humphreys
Ronan O'Gara (3)
Fletcher's Fields, Markham, Ontario
Referee: Joel Dume (France)

Canada

Ireland

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Canada: W. Stanley; M. Irvine, N. Witkowski, K. Nichols, S. Fauth; S. Stewart, M. Williams; P. Murphy, R. Banks, G. Dixon; J. Tait, E. Knaggs; J. Thiel, P. Dunkley, R. Snow. Coach:
Ireland: D. Crotty; S. Horgan, M. Mullins, K. Maggs, J. Bishop; D. Humphreys, P. Stringer; A. Foley, A. Ward, S. Easterby; J. Davidson, M. Galwey; J. Hayes, K. Wood (capt), J. Fitzpatrick. Coach: W. Gatland

## References

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1. ^ New caps for Irish tour, BBC News, 8 May 2000
2. ^ Ireland statistics on Irish Rugby (archived, 2 Dec 2008)
3. ^ "www.munsterfans.com". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
4. ^ Two new caps for Irish, BBC News, 2 June 2000
5. ^ Peter McKenna on Irish Rugby.com
6. ^ Easterby and Howe's green light by Tony Ward, 7 Jun 2000
7. ^ Rugby: Gathland wary of Canada game
8. ^ Memoria y Balance 2000 on UAR website
9. ^ Ireland could be next on list for Games
10. ^ "Rugby: Ireland lose to Argentina by 34-23". RTE. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
11. ^ "Pacey Irish romp to a record 13-try win". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
12. ^ "Ireland in 13-try romp". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
13. ^ "Canada Ireland". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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