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Men's Rugby World Cup 1999 · Lansdowne Road, Dublin · 2 October 1999Head-to-head
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Ireland won by 45 points.Half-time 24–8 · Tries 7–1 · IRE 1 yellow card · USA 2 yellow cards

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Tacklesmademissed
IRE6110
USA7521
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
IRE6/62/20
USA0/01/10
← USA attack · Ireland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
7′IrelandTry, Justin Bishop, converted8–0
10′USATry, Kevin Dalzell10–5
16′IrelandTry, Brian O'Driscoll, converted15–5
30′IrelandTry, Keith Wood, converted22–8
45′IrelandTry, converted29–8
69′IrelandTry, Keith Wood, converted39–8
74′IrelandTry, Keith Wood, converted46–8
77′IrelandTry, Keith Wood53–8
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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015304560HT0′20′40′60′80′1 IRE card · 2 USA cards
7′Justin Bishop10′Kevin Dalzell16′Brian O'Driscoll30′Keith Wood45′IRE69′Keith Wood74′Keith Wood77′Keith Wood
IRE

Team stats

USA
88%Possession12%
93Carries66
395Metres gained299
11Clean breaks3
21Defenders beaten10
103Passes71
6Offloads5
61Tackles made75
10Tackles missed21
57/62Rucks won36/42
16/18Lineouts won11/18
18/18Scrums won8/10
4/6Mauls won6/10
8Penalties conceded17
50Kicks from hand30
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 6/6, penalties 2/2 · USA conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Peter ClohessyProp
  2. 2Keith WoodHooker
  3. 3Paul WallaceProp
  4. 4Paddy JohnsSecond row
  5. 5Jeremy DavidsonSecond row
  6. 6Trevor BrennanFlanker
  7. 7Andy WardFlanker
  8. 8Dion O'CuinneagainNumber 8
  9. 9Tom TierneyScrum-half
  10. 10David HumphreysFly-half
  11. 11Matthew MostynWing
  12. 12Kevin MaggsCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Justin BishopWing
  15. 15Conor O'SheaFull-back
  16. 16Jonathan BellBench
  17. 17Eric ElwoodBench
  18. 18Brian O'MearaBench
  19. 19Eric MillerBench
  20. 20Malcolm O'KellyBench
  21. 21Justin FitzpatrickBench
  22. 22Ross NesdaleBench

USA

  1. 1George SucherProp
  2. 2Tom BillupsHooker
  3. 3Ray LehnerProp
  4. 4Luke GrossSecond row
  5. 5Alec ParkerSecond row
  6. 6Dave HodgesFlanker
  7. 7Richard TarditsFlanker
  8. 8Dan LyleNumber 8
  9. 9Kevin DalzellScrum-half
  10. 10Mark WilliamsFly-half
  11. 11Brian HightowerWing
  12. 12Tomasi TakauCentre
  13. 13Juan GroblerCentre
  14. 14Vaea AnitoniWing
  15. 15Kurt ShumanFull-back
  16. 16Mark ScharrenbergBench
  17. 17David NiuBench
  18. 18Jesse CoulsonBench
  19. 19Fifita MoungaBench
  20. 20Shaun PagaBench
  21. 21Joe ClaytonBench
  22. 22Kirk KhasigianBench

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Context

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

Ireland going in
USA 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.