The Ireland Rugby team are considered by most to be one of the world’s best rugby union sides. In addition to this, they’re also one of the world’s most successful teams, with impressive honours lists including numerous titles on the international stage, as well as continued high placings in the World Rugby Rankings.
If you want to know more about the Ireland Rugby team including fascinating facts from the team’s long and prestigious history be sure to read on. On this page you can also find all the latest fixtures and results for the Ireland Rugby team as well as information about the current squad.
Kevin Maggs won 70 caps for Ireland - including appearances at the 1999 and 2003 World Cups – and upwards of 250 games in the shirts of Bath and Bristol.
Having christened him The Cat in the Ulster academy, Willie Anderson is predicting big things for Ireland newcomer Robert Baloucoune.
The Ireland Rugby team are considered by most to be one of the world’s best rugby union sides. In addition to this, they’re also one of the world’s most successful teams, with impressive honours lists including numerous titles on the international stage, as well as continued high placings in the World Rugby Rankings.
If you want to know more about the Ireland Rugby team including fascinating facts from the team’s long and prestigious history be sure to read on. On this page you can also find all the latest fixtures and results for the Ireland Rugby team as well as information about the current squad.
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Rugby World Cup 
Autumn Nations Cup Six Nations 
Six Nations Rugby World Cup Autumn Nations Cup | Round 5 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Wales | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 103 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
-  France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 103 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
-  Ireland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 88 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
-  Scotland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 91 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
-  England | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 121 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
-  Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 239 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 5 |
|---|
| - Wales |
| - France |
| - Ireland |
| - Scotland |
| - England |
| - Italy |
Although rugby union had its infancy in Ireland as far back as the 1850s, it wasn’t until 1875 that the Ireland Rugby team had its first international match against England. In quite a substantial difference to the team’s international prowess of today, they also didn’t win a test match until 1881, where they beat Scotland in Belfast.
Naturally though as the popularity of the sport grew in the country, the performances steadily began to improve and by the early 20th century the Ireland Rugby team were an established international side and twice came close to Grand Slams in what was the Five Nations of 1926 and 1927.
The period between the second world war and the start of the professional era was mixed in terms of success. Highlights included Five Nations titles in the 50s and 70s and quarter finals finishes in the World Cups of 1987 and 1991. However, Ireland had a resurgence with the creation of the Six Nations in the year 2000, including a memorable Grand Slam and title in 2009.
As of 2021, the Ireland Rugby team have an envious record on the international stage. Ireland reached the number one spot in the World Rankings for the first time in 2019 and in total they have 14 Six Nations (in all competition formats) titles, including 3 Grand Slams and 11 Triple Crowns. They’ve also featured in every World Cup with quarter finals finishes in all but one event, the 2007 tournament in France. Ireland now also forms part of the four unions that make the British and Ireland Lions squad.
Ed Byrne Prop 
Cian Healy Prop 
Peter Dooley Prop 
Dave Kilcoyne Prop 
Dave Heffernan Hooker 
Ronan Kelleher Hooker 
Rob Herring Hooker 
Tom O'Toole Prop 
Tadhg Furlong Prop 
Andrew Porter Prop 
John Ryan Prop 
Finlay Bealham Prop 
Ross Molony Lock 
Ryan Baird Lock 
Quinn Roux Lock 
Fineen Wycherley Lock 
Tadgh Beirne Lock 
James Ryan Lock 
Iain Henderson Lock 
Ultan Dillane Lock 
Gavin Coombes Flanker 6 
Rhys Ruddock Flanker 6 
Will Connors Flanker 6 
Josh Van der Flier Flanker 7 
Peter O'Mahony Flanker 7 
Jack Conan Number 8 
Caelan Doris Number 8 
Nick Timoney Number 8 
Paul Boyle Number 8 
CJ Stander Number 8 
Conor Murray Scrum half 
Caolin Blade Scrum half 
Craig Casey Scrum half 
Jamison Gibson-Park Scrum half 
James Hume Fly half 
Johnny Sexton Fly half 
Harry Byrne Fly half 
Joey Carbery Fly half 
Billy Burns Fly half 
Ross Byrne Fly half 
James Lowe Wing 
Jacob Stockdale Wing 
Robert Baloucoune Wing 
Bundee Aki Centre 
Stuart McCloskey Centre 
Robbie Henshaw Centre 
Chris Farrell Centre 
Garry Ringrose Centre 
Shane Daly Centre 
Tom Daly Centre 
Andrew Conway Wing 
Jordan Larmour Wing 
Craig Gilroy Wing 
Keith Earls Wing 
Hugo Keenan Fullback 
Will Addison Fullback As you would expect from one of the giants of the sport, the Ireland Rugby team has seen some of the world’s best pulling on the famous green jersey. So far 12 Irish internationals have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame, including icons of the sport like Ireland’s most-capped player Brian O’Driscoll and record top scorer Ronan O’Gara.
Currently, you can find top players in the Ireland Rugby team like prop Cian Healy, centre Robbie Henshaw and of course Leinster fly-half Johnny Sexton, who captains the side.
