| IRELAND 35 | V | RUSSIA 3 | |||
| COMPETITION: World Cup Qualifier Europe Round 4, Pool A | |||||
| VENUE: Central Stadium of the Reserve School, Otdhyka Island, Krasnador | DATE: 21 September | SPECTATORS: 14,000 Approx. | |||
| REFEREE: Joel Jutge (France) | HALFTIME: 18 - 3 | ||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||
| TRIES: Dempsey (2), O'Kelly, Wood | TRIES: | ||||
| CONVERSIONS: O'Gara (3) | CONVERSIONS: | ||||
| PENALTY GOALS: O'Gara (3) | PENALTY GOALS: Pieterse | ||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||
| 15 | Giorvan Dempsey | Leinster | 15 | Alexander Zakarlyak | Krasny Yar RFC |
| 14 | John Kelly | Munster (22 temp.) | 14 | Andre Kuzin | VVA Podmoskovye RFC |
| 13 | Brian O'Driscoll | Leinster | 13 | Igor Dymchenko | Enisei STM RFC |
| 12 | Kevin Maggs | Bath RFC, England | 12 | Alexi Korobeinikov (20) | Enisei STM RFC |
| 11 | Denis Hickie | Leinster | 11 | Alexi Sergeev | VVA Podmoskovye RFC |
| 10 | Ronan O'Gara (21) | Munster | 10 | Konstanti Rachov | Mountauban RFC, France |
| 9 | Peter Stringer (20) | Munster | 9 | Vicktor Motorin | VVA Podmoskovye RFC |
| 8 | Anthony Foley | Munster | 8 | Viacheslav Zykov | Enisei STM RFC |
| 7 | Keith Gleeson | Leinster | 7 | Renier Volschenk | Krasny Yar RFC |
| 6 | Simon Easterby | Llanelli RFC, Wales | 6 | Viacheslav Grachev (18) | Mountauban RFC, France |
| 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly (18) | Leinster | 5 | Sergei Sergeev (C) | Mountauban RFC, France |
| 4 | Gary Longwell (19) | Ulster | 4 | Valeri Fedchenko | Krasny Yar RFC |
| 3 | John Hayes (17) | Munster | 3 | Johan Hendriks (16) | Krasny Yar RFC |
| 2 | Keith Wood (C) (16) | Harlequins RFC, England | 2 | Roman Romak | Enisei STM RFC |
| 1 | Reg Corrigan | Leinster | 1 | Oleg Shukailov (22) | Krasny Yar RFC |
| 16 | Shane Byrne (2) | Leinster | 16 | Alexi Travkin (3) | VVA Podmoskovye RFC |
| 17 | Paul Wallace (3) | Leinster | 17 | Igor Nikolaichuk | Krasny Yar RFC |
| 18 | Leo Cullen (5) | Leinster | 18 | Murat Uambeav (6) | Grenoble RFC, France |
| 19 | Alan Quinlan (4) | Munster | 19 | Igor Budnikov | Enisei STM RFC |
| 20 | Guy Easterby (9) | Llanelli RFC, Wales | 20 | Werner Pieterse (12) | Krasny Yar RFC |
| 21 | David Humphreys (10) | Ulster | 21 | Pavel Novikov | Enisei STM RFC |
| 22 | Rob Henderson (14 temp.) | Munster | 22 | Aleandr Khrokine (1) | VVA Podmoskovye RFC |
| COACH: Eddie O'Sullivan | COACH: | ||||
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