| NEW ZEALAND 22 | V | IRELAND 3 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Updated 22.12.2008 | |||||||
| VENUE: Croke Park, Dublin | DATE: 15 November 2008 | SPECTATORS: | |||||
| REFEREE: M.Lawrence (South Africa) | HALFTIME: 10-3 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: penalty, Nonu, Thorn | TRIES: | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Carter (2) | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Carter (1) | PENALTY GOALS: O'Gara | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Mils Muliaina | Waikato | 15 | Girvan Dempsey (22) | Leinster | ||
| 14 | Joe Rokocoko (21) | Auckland | 14 | Thomas Bowe | Ulster | ||
| 13 | Conrad Smith (22) | Wellington | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (Capt.) | Leinster | ||
| 12 | Ma'a Nonu | Wellington | 12 | Luke Fitzgerald (21) | Leinster | ||
| 11 | Sitiveni Sivivatu | Waikato | 11 | Robert Kearney | Leinster | ||
| 10 | Daniel Carter | Canterbury | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | Munster | ||
| 9 | James Cowan (20) | Southland | 9 | Tomas O'Leary (20) | Munster | ||
| 8 | Rodney So'oialo (19) | Wellington | 8 | James Heaslip | Leinster | ||
| 7 | Richard McCaw (Capt.) | Canterbury | 7 | David Wallace (19) | Munster | ||
| 6 | Jerome Kaino (17t) | Auckland | 6 | Alan Quinlan | Munster | ||
| 5 | Alistair Williams | Canterbury | 5 | Paul O'Connell (18) | Munster | ||
| 4 | Bradley Thorn | Canterbury | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | Munster | ||
| 3 | Neemia Tialata | Wellington | 3 | John Hayes (17) | Munster | ||
| 2 | Keven Mealamu (16) | Auckland | 2 | Rory Best (16) | Ulster | ||
| 1 | Tony Woodcock | North Harbour | 1 | Marcus Horan | Munster | ||
| 16 | Corey Flynn (2) | Canterbury | 16 | Jeremy Flannery (2) | Munster | ||
| 17 | John Afoa (6t) | Auckland | 17 | Anthony Buckley (3) | Munster | ||
| 18 | Anthony Boric | North Harbour | 18 | Stephan Ferris (5) | Ulster | ||
| 19 | Kieran Read (8) | Canterbury | 19 | Shane Jennings (7) | Leinster | ||
| 20 | Piri Weepu (9) | Wellington | 20 | Eion Redden (9) | London Wasps RFC, England | ||
| 21 | Stephen Donald (14) | Waikato | 21 | Patrick Wallace (12) | Ulster | ||
| 22 | Isaia Toeava (13) | Auckland | 22 | Keith Earls (15) | Munster | ||
| HEAD COACH: Graham Henry | HEAD COACH: Declan Kidney | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES This was Rokocoko's 50th test for New Zealand. O'Leary played his only previous test against Argentina, May 2007. Sources http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/ireland-3-new-zealand-22-1021708.html |
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