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Full time2 September 1989
Canada
21–24
Ireland
Centennial Stadium, Victoria, Canada · Tour 1989Head-to-head

Ireland won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –PCanada penalty · Mark Wyatt3–0
  2. –PCanada penalty · Mark Wyatt6–0
  3. –PCanada penalty · Mark Wyatt9–0
  4. –PCanada penalty · Mark Wyatt12–0
  5. –PCanada penalty · Mark Wyatt15–0
  6. –PCanada penalty · Mark Wyatt18–0
  7. –DCanada drop goal · Gareth Rees21–0
  8. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan21–2
  9. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan21–4
  10. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan21–7
  11. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan21–10
  12. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan21–13
  13. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan21–16
  14. –TIreland try · Fergus Dunlea21–20
  15. –TIreland try · John Sexton21–24

Line-ups

Canada

  1. 1Eddie EvansProp
  2. 2David SpeirsHooker
  3. 3Paul SzaboProp
  4. 4John RobertsenSecond row
  5. 5Norm HadleySecond row
  6. 6Roy RaduFlanker
  7. 7Gordon MacKinnonFlanker
  8. 8Glen EnnisNumber 8
  9. 9John GrafScrum-half
  10. 10Gareth ReesFly-half
  11. 11Tom WoodsWing
  12. 12Bobby RossCentre
  13. 13Shayne BrownCentre
  14. 14Steve GrayWing
  15. 15Mark WyattFull-back

Ireland

  1. 1Nick PopplewellProp
  2. 2John McDonaldHooker
  3. 3Jim McCoyProp
  4. 4Brian RigneySecond row
  5. 5Willie AndersonSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Denis McBrideFlanker
  8. 8Noel MannionNumber 8
  9. 9Fergus AherneScrum-half
  10. 10Nick BarryFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12P ClinchCentre
  13. 13Michael KiernanCentre
  14. 14John SextonWing
  15. 15Fergus DunleaFull-back
  16. Tom ClancyBench
  17. Michael BradleyBench

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Context

All-time, Canada 0–8 Ireland, 1 drawn in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Canada 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.