TheBreakdown
Full time12 November 2005
Ireland
7–45
New Zealand
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Tour 2005Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 38 points.

Scoring

  1. 11’CNew Zealand conversion · Nick Evans0–2
  2. 11’TNew Zealand try · Sitiveni Sivivatu0–7
  3. 23’TNew Zealand try · Piri Weepu0–12
  4. 28’PNew Zealand penalty · Nick Evans0–15
  5. 36’PNew Zealand penalty · Nick Evans0–18
  6. 41’TNew Zealand try · Sitiveni Sivivatu0–23
  7. 42’CNew Zealand conversion · Nick Evans0–25
  8. 46’PNew Zealand penalty · Nick Evans0–28
  9. 48’PNew Zealand penalty · Nick Evans0–31
  10. 67’TNew Zealand try · Doug Howlett0–36
  11. 68’CNew Zealand conversion · Nick Evans0–38
  12. 76’TNew Zealand try · Doug Howlett0–43
  13. 77’CNew Zealand conversion · Nick Evans0–45
  14. 84’TIreland try · Marcus Horan5–45
  15. 85’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys7–45

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Marcus HoranProp
  2. 2Shane ByrneHooker
  3. 3John HayesProp
  4. 4Donncha O'CallaghanSecond row
  5. 5Malcolm O'KellySecond row
  6. 6Simon EasterbyFlanker
  7. 7Jonny O'ConnorFlanker
  8. 8Denis LeamyNumber 8
  9. 9Peter StringerScrum-half
  10. 10Ronan O'GaraFly-half
  11. 11Anthony HorganWing
  12. 12Shane HorganCentre
  13. 13Gordon D'ArcyCentre
  14. 14Tommy BoweWing
  15. 15Geordan MurphyFull-back
  16. 16Rory BestBench
  17. 17Simon BestBench
  18. 18Matt McCulloughBench
  19. 19Neil BestBench
  20. 20Kieran CampbellBench
  21. 21David HumphreysBench
  22. 22Girvan DempseyBench

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3John AfoaProp
  4. 4Jason EatonSecond row
  5. 5Ali WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Sione LauakiFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Mose Tuiali'iNumber 8
  9. 9Piri WeepuScrum-half
  10. 10Nick EvansFly-half
  11. 11Sitiveni SivivatuWing
  12. 12Aaron MaugerCentre
  13. 13Ma'a NonuCentre
  14. 14Doug HowlettWing
  15. 15Leon MacDonaldFull-back
  16. 16Andrew HoreBench
  17. 17Saimone TaumoepeauBench
  18. 18Carl HaymanBench
  19. 19Chris JackBench
  20. 20Rodney So'oialoBench
  21. 21Jimmy CowanBench
  22. 22Mils MuliainaBench

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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

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.