TheBreakdown
Full time6 January 1996
USA
18–25
Ireland
Venue not recordedHead-to-head

Ireland won by 7 points.

Scoring

  1. –CUSA conversion · Matt Alexander2–0
  2. –PUSA penalty · Matt Alexander5–0
  3. –TUSA try · Richard Tardits10–0
  4. –TUSA try · Jason Walker15–0
  5. –DUSA drop goal · Matt Alexander18–0
  6. –CIreland conversion · Eric Elwood18–2
  7. –PIreland penalty · Eric Elwood18–5
  8. –PIreland penalty · Eric Elwood18–8
  9. –PIreland penalty · Eric Elwood18–11
  10. –PIreland penalty · Paul Burke18–14
  11. –PIreland penalty · Paul Burke18–17
  12. –PIreland penalty · Paul Burke18–20
  13. –TIreland try · Richard Wallace18–25

Line-ups

USA

  1. 1Gerry McDonaldProp
  2. 2Tom BillupsHooker
  3. 3Joe RissoneProp
  4. 4Luke GrossSecond row
  5. 5Aaron FreemanSecond row
  6. 6Rob RandellFlanker
  7. 7Dan LyleFlanker
  8. 8Richard TarditsNumber 8
  9. 9Andre BacheletScrum-half
  10. 10Matt AlexanderFly-half
  11. 11Vaea AnitoniWing
  12. 12Mark ScharrenbergCentre
  13. 13Ray GreenCentre
  14. 14Malakai DelaiWing
  15. 15Mark WilliamsFull-back
  16. Jason WalkerBench

Ireland

  1. 1Nick PopplewellProp
  2. 2Terry KingstonHooker
  3. 3Paul WallaceProp
  4. 4Gabriel FulcherSecond row
  5. 5Neil FrancisSecond row
  6. 6Paddy JohnsFlanker
  7. 7Victor CostelloFlanker
  8. 8David CorkeryNumber 8
  9. 9Christian SaverimuttoScrum-half
  10. 10Eric ElwoodFly-half
  11. 11Richard WallaceWing
  12. 12Kurt McQuilkinCentre
  13. 13Jonathan BellCentre
  14. 14Simon GeogheganWing
  15. 15Jim StaplesFull-back
  16. Paul BurkeBench

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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.