From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2004 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
2004 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
Ireland travelled to South Africa in June 2004, having
won their first Triple Crown since 1985, and beaten the
Touring party
champions of the 2003 Rugby World Cup, England in their • Manager: Eddie O’Sullivan
first home game since the final.[1] As a result, the Irish • Captain: Brian O’Driscoll
manager, Eddie O’Sullivan, was confident that Ireland
would achieve their first win over South Africa in 39 Backs
years, their only previous victory having come in Dublin
• Gordon D’Arcy • David Humphreys
in 1965.
(Lansdowne (Dungannon
By contrast, South Africa had just changed their
FC/Leinster) RFC/Ulster)
coach to Jake White and he had radically changed the
• Girvan Dempsey • Kevin Maggs (Bath
team for his first test since taking charge of the Spring-
(Terenure College Rugby)
boks. The first of the two game test series was played
RFC/Leinster) • Geordan Murphy
at altitude in Bloemfontein and South Africa eventually
• Gavin Duffy (NEC (Leicester Tigers)
won the match 31-17, despite the scores being level at
Harlequins) • Brian O’Driscoll
11-all at half time.[2]
• Guy Easterby (Blackrock College
The second match was played in the Newlands Stadi-
(Rotherham RFC) RFC/Leinster)
um in Cape Town, and was a closer affair. However, South
• Shane Horgan • Ronan O’Gara (Cork
Africa maintained their unbeaten record against Ireland
(Lansdowne Constitution/Munster)
on home soil by winning 26-17.[3]
FC/Leinster) • Peter Stringer
• Tyrone Howe (Shannon
Matches (Dungannon RFC/Munster)
RFC/Ulster)
June South Africa 31 – Ireland Vodacom
12, 17 Park, Bloem-
2004
Forwards
Tries: Try: Shane fontein
Bakkies Horgan Attendance: • Simon Best (Belfast • Eric Miller (Terenure
Botha (2) Con: 39,000 Harlequins/Ulster) College RFC/Leinster)
Wayne Julies Pen: Ro- Referee: • Shane Byrne • Donncha O’Callaghan
Pedrie Wan- nan O’Gara Tony Spread- (Blackrock College (Cork
nenburg (4) bury RFC/Leinster) Constitution/Munster)
Con: Gaffe • Reggie Corrigan • Paul O’Connell (Young
du Toit (Greystones Munster/Munster)
Pen: Gaffe RFC/Leinster) • Malcolm O’Kelly (St.
du Toit • Simon Easterby Mary’s College
[4] (Llanelli RFC) RFC/Leinster)
• Anthony Foley • Alan Quinlan (Shannon
June South Africa 26 – Ireland Newlands
(Shannon RFC/Munster)
19, 17 Stadium,
RFC/Munster) • Frankie Sheahan (Cork
2004 Tries: Brey- Try: Ty- Cape Town
• John Hayes (Shannon Constitution/Munster)
ton Paulse, rone Howe Referee: RFC/Munster) • David Wallace
Jacque Con: Ronan Joel Jutge • Marcus Horan (Garryowen/Munster)
Fourie O’Gara (Shannon
Con: Percy Drop Goal: RFC/Munster)
Montgomery Ronan [6]
(2) O’Gara
Pen: Percy Pen:
Montgomery See also
(4) • Ireland vs South Africa at rugby union
[5]
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References international/3795409.stm. Retrieved 15 November
2006.
[1] "England 13-19 Ireland". BBC. 2004-03-06. [3] "South Africa 26-17 Ireland". BBC. 2004-06-19.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/
international/3530043.stm. Retrieved 15 November international/3816597.stm. Retrieved 15 November
2006. 2006.
[2] "South Africa 31-17 Ireland". BBC. 2004-06-12. [4] Irish Lose In Bloemfontein
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/ [5] Springboks Win Series
[6] www.irishrugby.ie
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