TheBreakdown
Full time20 November 2004
Ireland
55–6
USA
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Tour 2004Head-to-head

Ireland won by 49 points.

Scoring

  1. 8’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys3–0
  2. 19’PUSA penalty · Mike Hercus3–3
  3. 21’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys6–3
  4. 25’TIreland try · Eric Miller11–3
  5. 26’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys13–3
  6. 34’PUSA penalty · Mike Hercus13–6
  7. 42’TIreland try · Geordan Murphy18–6
  8. 43’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys20–6
  9. 57’TIreland try · Geordan Murphy25–6
  10. 58’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys27–6
  11. 59’TIreland try · Tommy Bowe32–6
  12. 60’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys34–6
  13. 65’TIreland try · Marcus Horan39–6
  14. 66’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys41–6
  15. 70’TIreland try · Frankie Sheahan46–6
  16. 72’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys48–6
  17. 82’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys50–6
  18. 82’TIreland try · Peter Stringer55–6

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Marcus HoranProp
  2. 2Frankie SheahanHooker
  3. 3John HayesProp
  4. 4Donncha O'CallaghanSecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Simon EasterbyFlanker
  7. 7Denis LeamyFlanker
  8. 8Eric MillerNumber 8
  9. 9Guy EasterbyScrum-half
  10. 10David HumphreysFly-half
  11. 11Tommy BoweWing
  12. 12Kevin MaggsCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Shane HorganWing
  15. 15Geordan MurphyFull-back
  16. 16Shane ByrneBench
  17. 17Simon BestBench
  18. 18Leo CullenBench
  19. 19Anthony FoleyBench
  20. 20Peter StringerBench
  21. 21Ronan O'GaraBench
  22. 22Girvan DempseyBench

USA

  1. 1Mike MacDonaldProp
  2. 2Matthew WyattHooker
  3. 3Jacob WaasdorpProp
  4. 4Alec ParkerSecond row
  5. 5Gerhard KlerckSecond row
  6. 6Brian SurgenerFlanker
  7. 7Tony PetruzzellaFlanker
  8. 8Kort SchubertNumber 8
  9. 9Mose TimoteoScrum-half
  10. 10Mike HercusFly-half
  11. 11David FeeWing
  12. 12Salesi SikaCentre
  13. 13Paul EmerickCentre
  14. 14Al LakomskisWing
  15. 15Francois ViljoenFull-back
  16. 16Mike HobsonBench
  17. 17Chris OsentowskiBench
  18. 18Jurie GouwsBench
  19. 19Fifita MoungaBench
  20. 20Dave WilliamsBench
  21. 21Matt ShermanBench
  22. 22Albert TuipulotuBench

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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.