| IRELAND 55 | V | CANADA 0 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Updated 25.11.2008 | |||||||
| VENUE: Limerick | DATE: 8 November 2008 | SPECTATORS: 21,500 | |||||
| REFEREE: C.Berdos (France) | HALFTIME: 38-0 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Bowe (2), Kearney (2), Quinlan, D.Wallace, Heaslip, Earls | TRIES: | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: O'Gara (5), P.Wallace | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: O'Gara | PENALTY GOALS: | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Keith Earls | Munster | 15 | James Pritchard | Bedford, England | ||
| 14 | Thomas Bowe | Ulster | 14 | Ciaran Hearn | Castaway Wanderers | ||
| 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (Capt.) (22) | Leinster | 13 | Bryn Keys | Velox Valhalliens | ||
| 12 | Luke Fitzgerald | Leinster | 12 | Ryan Smith | Calgary Irish | ||
| 11 | Robert Kearney | Leinster | 11 | Justin Mensah-Coker | Plymouth Albion, England | ||
| 10 | Ronan O'Gara (21) | Munster | 10 | Ander Monro (21) | Colorno, Italy | ||
| 9 | Eion Redden (20) | London Wasps RFC, England | 9 | Edward Fairhurst | Cornish Pirates, England | ||
| 8 | James Heaslip (19) | Leinster | 8 | Aaron Carpenter | Cowichan RFC | ||
| 7 | Shane Jennings | Leinster | 7 | Adam Kleeberger | University of Victoria | ||
| 6 | Stephan Ferris | Ulster | 6 | Sean Michael Stephen (19) | Plymouth Albion, England | ||
| 5 | Paul O'Connell (18) | Munster | 5 | Joshua Jackson | Bordeaux Begles, France | ||
| 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | Munster | 4 | Michael Burak (18) | Cornish Pirates, England | ||
| 3 | Anthony Buckley (17) (1) | Munster | 3 | Jon Thiel | Bayside Sharks | ||
| 2 | Jeremy Flannery (16) | Munster | 2 | Patrick Riordan (Capt.) | University of Victoria | ||
| 1 | Marcus Horan (3) | Munster | 1 | Kevin Tkachuk (17) | Glasgow Warriors, Scotland | ||
| 16 | Rory Best (2) | Ulster | 16 | Michael Pletch | Velox Valhalliens | ||
| 17 | John Hayes (3) | Munster | 17 | Frank Walsh (1) | Vandals RFC | ||
| 18 | Alan Quinlan (5) | Munster | 18 | Tyler Hotson (4) | Northern Suburbs RFC, Australia | ||
| 19 | David Wallace (8) | Munster | 19 | Jebb Sinclair (6) | Castaway Wanderers | ||
| 20 | Peter Stringer (9) | Munster | 20 | Morgan Williams | James Bay Athletic Association | ||
| 21 | Patrick Wallace (10) | Ulster | 21 | Matthew Evans (10) | Hartpury College, England | ||
| 22 | Shane Horgan (13) | Leinster | 22 | Philip Mackenzie | University of Victoria | ||
| HEAD COACH: Declan Kidney | HEAD COACH: Kieran Crowley | ||||||
| MATCH
NOTES Earls was making his test debut for Ireland, scoring his first try. Heaslip also scored his first try for Ireland. Sources http://www.irishrugby.ie/21_14955.php http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/ireland/3412549/Irelands-thrashing-of-Canada-proves-poor-work-out-for-All-Blacks-showdown-Rugby-Union.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/nov/09/irelandrugbyunionteam-canadarugby |
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