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Men's Rugby World Cup 1991 · Lansdowne Road, Dublin · 6 October 1991Head-to-head
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Ireland won by 44 points.Half-time 33–0 · Tries 8–2

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Tacklesmademissed
IRE4015
ZIM6428
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
IRE4/45/50
ZIM0/01/10
← Zimbabwe 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
9′IrelandTry, Brian Robinson, converted7–0
38′IrelandTry, Brian Robinson, converted25–0
40′IrelandTry, Simon Geoghegan, converted31–0
58′IrelandTry, Nick Popplewell, converted37–3
63′IrelandTry, Brian Robinson43–3
65′ZimbabweTry, Brendon Dawson43–7
71′IrelandTry, Brian Robinson47–7
75′IrelandTry, David Curtis51–7
80′IrelandTry, Nick Popplewell55–7
81′ZimbabweTry, William Schultz55–11
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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9′Brian Robinson38′Brian Robinson40′Simon Geoghegan58′Nick Popplewell63′Brian Robinson65′Brendon Dawson71′Brian Robinson75′David Curtis80′Nick Popplewell81′William Schultz
IRE

Team stats

ZIM
80%Possession20%
117Carries68
568Metres gained381
28Clean breaks22
28Defenders beaten15
109Passes68
20Offloads9
40Tackles made64
15Tackles missed28
36/40Rucks won11/18
10/14Lineouts won6/24
14/14Scrums won12/12
8/9Mauls won4/4
7Penalties conceded13
60Kicks from hand38
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 4/4, penalties 5/5 · ZIM conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

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Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Nick PopplewellProp
  2. 2Steve SmithHooker
  3. 3Des FitzgeraldProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Neil FrancisSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Gordon HamiltonFlanker
  8. 8Brian RobinsonNumber 8
  9. 9Rob SaundersScrum-half
  10. 10Ralph KeyesFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12David CurtisCentre
  13. 13Vince CunninghamCentre
  14. 14Simon GeogheganWing
  15. 15Jim StaplesFull-back
  16. 16Kenny MurphyBench
  17. 17Jack ClarkeBench
  18. 18Fergus AherneBench
  19. 19Noel MannionBench
  20. 20Gary HalpinBench
  21. 21Terry KingstonBench

Zimbabwe

  1. 1Robin HunterProp
  2. 2Brian BeattieHooker
  3. 3Adrian GarveyProp
  4. 4Michael MartinSecond row
  5. 5Robert DemblonSecond row
  6. 6Chris BothaFlanker
  7. 7Brendon DawsonFlanker
  8. 8Brenton CatterallNumber 8
  9. 9Andrew FerreiraScrum-half
  10. 10Ralph KuhnFly-half
  11. 11David WaltersWing
  12. 12Richard TsimbaCentre
  13. 13Mark LetcherCentre
  14. 14Craig BrownWing
  15. 15Brian CurrinFull-back
  16. 16Ian NobleBench
  17. 17Ewan MacMillanBench
  18. 18William SchultzBench
  19. 19Chris RobertsBench
  20. 20Alex NichollsBench
  21. 21Honeywell NguruveBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 1–0 Zimbabwe in 1 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
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