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Full time31 May 2009
USA
10–27
Ireland
Buck Shaw Stadium, San Francisco, United States · Tour 2009Head-to-head

Ireland won by 17 points.

Scoring

  1. 14’TIreland try · Bob Casey0–5
  2. 25’PIreland penalty · Ian Keatley0–8
  3. 43’TIreland try · Ian Whitten0–13
  4. 54’TIreland try0–18
  5. 55’CIreland conversion · Ian Keatley0–20
  6. 64’DUSA drop goal · Ata Malifa3–20
  7. 66’TUSA try · Roland Suniula8–20
  8. 67’CUSA conversion · Ata Malifa10–20
  9. 71’TIreland try · Rory Best10–25
  10. 72’CIreland conversion · Ian Keatley10–27

Line-ups

USA

  1. 1Mike MacDonaldProp
  2. 2Chris BillerHooker
  3. 3Will JohnsonProp
  4. 4John Van Der GiessenSecond row
  5. 5Hayden SmithSecond row
  6. 6Louis StanfillFlanker
  7. 7Peter DahlFlanker
  8. 8Nic JohnsonNumber 8
  9. 9Mike PetriScrum-half
  10. 10Mike HercusFly-half
  11. 11Justin BoydWing
  12. 12Roland SuniulaCentre
  13. 13Junior SifaCentre
  14. 14Kevin SwirynWing
  15. 15Chris WylesFull-back
  16. 16Joseph WelchBench
  17. 17Matekitonga MoeakiolaBench
  18. 18Courtney MackayBench
  19. 19JJ GagianoBench
  20. 20Tim UsaszBench
  21. 21Ata MalifaBench
  22. 22Pate TuilevukaBench

Ireland

  1. 1Tony BuckleyProp
  2. 2Rory BestHooker
  3. 3Mike RossProp
  4. 4Bob CaseySecond row
  5. 5Mick O'DriscollSecond row
  6. 6John MuldoonFlanker
  7. 7Niall RonanFlanker
  8. 8Denis LeamyNumber 8
  9. 9Peter StringerScrum-half
  10. 10Ian KeatleyFly-half
  11. 11Ian DowlingWing
  12. 12Ian WhittenCentre
  13. 13Darren CaveCentre
  14. 14Barry MurphyWing
  15. 15Gavin DuffyFull-back
  16. 16Sean CroninBench
  17. 17Tom CourtBench
  18. 18Ryan CaldwellBench
  19. 19Donnacha RyanBench
  20. 20Eoin ReddanBench
  21. 21Niall O'ConnorBench
  22. 22Denis HurleyBench

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Context

All-time, USA 0–12 Ireland in 12 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

USA going in
Ireland 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.