TheBreakdown rating #3 · Tests 1875–2026
Ireland
755Tests52%win rate379–31–345W–D–L
Test record
All results- Won
- 379
- Drawn
- 31
- Lost
- 345
- Points
- 13,176–11,379
At home ground: 201–18–125 (61%). Away or neutral: 178–13–220 (45%). Longest winning run 17. Now on a 1-defeat run.
Last 10 Tests
- Lv New Zealand18 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Auckland21–40
- Wv Japan11 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Newcastle | Awabakal-Worimi36–20
- Wv Australia4 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Sydney | Gadigal33–31
- Wv Scotland14 Mar 2026 · Six Nations 2026 · Dublin43–21
- Wv Wales6 Mar 2026 · Six Nations 2026 · Dublin27–17
- Wv England21 Feb 2026 · Six Nations 2026 · London42–21
- Wv Italy14 Feb 2026 · Six Nations 2026 · Dublin20–13
- Lv France5 Feb 2026 · Six Nations 2026 · Saint-Denis14–36
- Lv South Africa22 Nov 2025 · Autumn Nations Series 2025 · Dublin13–24
- Wv Australia15 Nov 2025 · Autumn Nations Series 2025 · Dublin46–19
TheBreakdown rating over time
Year-end rating since 1900. How the rating works.
Biggest win
106–7
v Portugal, 12 July 2025
Heaviest defeat
0–60
v New Zealand, 23 June 2012
28
90s
33
00s
21
10s
42
20s
34
30s
14
40s
46
50s
47
60s
51
70s
59
80s
81
90s
108
00s
118
10s
73
20s
Tests to date
Most played opponents
- Scotland72–5–55 from 132
- England54–7–70 from 131
- Wales58–6–67 from 131
- France37–7–62 from 106
- New Zealand5–1–33 from 39
- Australia17–1–21 from 39
- Italy35–0–4 from 39
- South Africa10–1–20 from 31
Most capped players
All 1,202 players- 1Cian Healy138 Tests · 2009–2025
- 2Ronan O'Gara132 Tests · 2000–2013
- 3Brian O'Driscoll131 Tests · 1999–2014
- 4Rory Best128 Tests · 2005–2019
- 5Conor Murray127 Tests · 2011–2025
- 6Johnny Sexton120 Tests · 2009–2023
- 7Peter O'Mahony115 Tests · 2012–2025
- 8Paul O'Connell105 Tests · 2002–2015
Counted from the line-ups we hold.
World Cup
- 0
- titles
- 0
- finals
- 0
- top-four finishes
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87
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91
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95
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99
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03
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07
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11
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15
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19
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23
W won · F lost final · 3 third · 4 fourth · – outside the top four. Bar height and letter both show the result.
Records to 2023
Finals
No World Cup final appearances yet.
Scores show Ireland first.
2027 pool
Pool D
Squad
Not yet named
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