TheBreakdown
Full time15 November 2008
Ireland
3–22
New Zealand
Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland · Tour 2008Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 19 points.

Scoring

  1. 27’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter0–3
  2. 39’PIreland penalty · Ronan O'Gara3–3
  3. 43’TNew Zealand try3–8
  4. 44’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter3–10
  5. 48’TNew Zealand try · Ma'a Nonu3–15
  6. 49’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter3–17
  7. 54’TNew Zealand try · Brad Thorn3–22

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Marcus HoranProp
  2. 2Rory BestHooker
  3. 3John HayesProp
  4. 4Donncha O'CallaghanSecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Alan QuinlanFlanker
  7. 7David WallaceFlanker
  8. 8Jamie HeaslipNumber 8
  9. 9Tomás O'LearyScrum-half
  10. 10Ronan O'GaraFly-half
  11. 11Rob KearneyWing
  12. 12Luke FitzgeraldCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Tommy BoweWing
  15. 15Girvan DempseyFull-back
  16. 16Jerry FlanneryBench
  17. 17Tony BuckleyBench
  18. 18Stephen FerrisBench
  19. 19Shane JenningsBench
  20. 20Eoin ReddanBench
  21. 21Paddy WallaceBench
  22. 22Keith EarlsBench

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Neemia TialataProp
  4. 4Brad ThornSecond row
  5. 5Ali WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Jerome KainoFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Rodney So'oialoNumber 8
  9. 9Jimmy CowanScrum-half
  10. 10Daniel CarterFly-half
  11. 11Sitiveni SivivatuWing
  12. 12Ma'a NonuCentre
  13. 13Conrad SmithCentre
  14. 14Josevata RokocokoWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Corey FlynnBench
  17. 17John AfoaBench
  18. 18Anthony BoricBench
  19. 19Kieran ReadBench
  20. 20Piri WeepuBench
  21. 21Stephen DonaldBench
  22. 22Isaia ToeavaBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 5–33 New Zealand, 1 drawn in 39 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
New Zealand going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.