Men's Rugby World Cup 1995 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg · 27 May 1995Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 24 points.Half-time 12–20 · Tries 3–5
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Tacklesmademissed
IRE5121
NZL419
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
IRE2/30/00
NZL3/54/50
← New Zealand 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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- 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
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8′ | Ireland | Try, Gary Halpin, converted | 5–0 |
| 30′ | New Zealand | Try, Jonah Lomu, converted | 7–11 |
| 33′ | New Zealand | Try, Frank Bunce, converted | 7–18 |
| 40′ | Ireland | Try, Denis McBride, conversion missed | 12–20 |
| 43′ | New Zealand | Try, Jonah Lomu, conversion missed | 12–25 |
| 69′ | New Zealand | Try, Josh Kronfeld, conversion missed | 12–33 |
| 77′ | Ireland | Try, David Corkery, converted | 17–36 |
| 81′ | New Zealand | Try, Glen Osborne, converted | 19–41 |
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
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.8′Gary Halpin30′Jonah Lomu33′Frank Bunce40′Denis McBride43′Jonah Lomu69′Josh Kronfeld77′David Corkery81′Glen Osborne
IRE
Team stats
NZL38%Possession62%
58Carries60
232Metres gained397
5Clean breaks13
9Defenders beaten21
75Passes73
8Offloads11
51Tackles made41
21Tackles missed9
27/31Rucks won27/30
13/16Lineouts won21/25
10/11Scrums won6/6
5/5Mauls won6/6
14Penalties conceded6
53Kicks from hand37
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 2/3, penalties 0/0 · NZL conversions 3/5, penalties 4/5. Pale segment = set piece lost.
IRE conversions 2/3, penalties 0/0 · NZL conversions 3/5, penalties 4/5. 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
- 1Nick PopplewellProp
- 2Terry KingstonHooker
- 3Gary HalpinProp
- 4Gabriel FulcherSecond row
- 5Neil FrancisSecond row
- 6David CorkeryFlanker
- 7Denis McBrideFlanker
- 8Paddy JohnsNumber 8
- 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
- 10Eric ElwoodFly-half
- 11Simon GeogheganWing
- 12Jonathan BellCentre
- 13Brendan MullinCentre
- 14Richard WallaceWing
- 15Jim StaplesFull-back
- 16Maurice FieldBench
- 17Paul BurkeBench
- 18Niall HoganBench
- 19Anthony FoleyBench
- 20Paul WallaceBench
- 21Keith WoodBench
New Zealand
- 1Craig DowdProp
- 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
- 3Olo BrownProp
- 4Ian JonesSecond row
- 5Blair LarsenSecond row
- 6Jamie JosephFlanker
- 7Josh KronfeldFlanker
- 8Mike BrewerNumber 8
- 9Graeme BachopScrum-half
- 10Andrew MehrtensFly-half
- 11Jonah LomuWing
- 12Walter LittleCentre
- 13Frank BunceCentre
- 14Jeff WilsonWing
- 15Glen OsborneFull-back
- 16Marc EllisBench
- 17Simon CulhaneBench
- 18Ant StrachanBench
- 19Kevin SchulerBench
- 20Richard LoeBench
- 21Norm HewittBench
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 6 June 1992, Ireland 6–59 New Zealand
- Next meeting on record: 15 November 1997
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.