Ireland Wolfhounds Explained

Teamname:	Ireland Wolfhounds
Union:	Irish Rugby Football Union
Emblem:	the Shamrock
Ground:	Donnybrook Stadium Ravenhill Stadium Galway Sportsgrounds Thomond Park Musgrave Park
Captain:	Craig Casey
Coach:	Andy Farrell
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First:	3–4 (26 January 1946)
Bigwin:	60–3 (01 March 2002)
Bigloss:	7–67 (22 February 2008)

The Ireland Wolfhounds (also known as Ireland A and Ireland B) are the second national rugby union team of Ireland, behind the Ireland national team. They previously competed in the Churchill Cup together with the England Saxons, the national teams of Canada and the United States, as well as a selection of other nations' 1st, 2nd and 3rd representative sides (including Scotland A and the New Zealand Māori). They also played against other Six Nations countries' A sides during the Six Nations. They have intermittently played touring sides, namely South Africa in 2000, the All Blacks in 2001 and Australia in 2006. On the 21 June 2009, Ireland A won their first Churchill Cup, beating the England Saxons 49–22 in the final. They also won the Churchill Plate three times in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Initially named Ireland B, the side was redesignated to Ireland A from the 1992–1993 season.^[1] They were once again renamed the Ireland Wolfhounds in January 2010. ^[2] This name was inspired by a nomadic invitational side, which competed between 1956 and 1987 against other club sides throughout Ireland.^[3] The Wolfhounds have not competed in a competition since the IRFU declined to compete in the 2016 Tbilisi Cup.^[4] Ireland A played their first match in over seven years against the All Blacks XV in November 2022 at the RDS losing 19–47.^{[5] [6]}

Squad

The Ireland Wolfhounds 23-man match day squad which was selected to play All Blacks XV on 4 November 2022 included:^[7]

Forwards

Player	Position	Club
Dave Heffernan	Hooker	Connacht
Diarmuid Barron	Hooker	Munster
Jeremy Loughman	Prop	Munster
Dave Kilcoyne	Prop	Munster
Tom O’Toole	Prop	Ulster
Marty Moore	Prop	Ulster
Joe McCarthy	Lock	Leinster
Ross Molony	Lock	Leinster
Gavin Thornbury	Lock	Connacht
Cian Prendergast	Flanker	Connacht
Nick Timoney	Flanker	Ulster
Gavin Coombes	Number eight	Munster
Max Deegan	Number eight	Leinster

Backs

Player	Position	Club
Craig Casey (c)	Scrum-half	Munster
Caolin Blade	Scrum-half	Connacht
Ciarán Frawley	Fly-half	Leinster
Jack Crowley	Fly-half	Munster
James Hume	Centre	Ulster
Jamie Osborne	Centre	Leinster
Jacob Stockdale	Wing	Ulster
Calvin Nash	Wing	Munster
Shane Daly	Wing	Munster
Mike Lowry	Fullback	Ulster

Results

Home sides are listed first.

1940s

• 26 January 1946: Ireland XV 3–4 France, Lansdowne Stadium, Dublin^[8]
• 6 February 1946: England XV 14–6 Ireland XV, Twickenham Stadium, London
• 9 February 1946: Ireland XV 4–3 England XV, Lansdowne Stadium, Dublin
• 23 February 1946: Scotland XV 9–0 Ireland XV, Murrayfield, Edinburgh
• 9 March 1946: Wales XV 6–4 Ireland XV, Arms Park, Cardiff^[9]

1970s

• 6 December 1975: Ireland B 9–6 France B, Lansdowne Road, Dublin^[10]
• 4 December 1976: France B 16–3 Ireland B, Dijon^[10]
• 4 December 1976: Scotland B 3–7 Ireland B, Murrayfield, Edinburgh^[10]
• 1 December 1979: Ireland B 13–20 Scotland B, Lansdowne Road, Dublin^[10]

1980s

• 6 December 1980: England B 20–15 Ireland B, Twickenham Stadium, London^[10]
• 4 December 1982: Ireland B 6–10 England B, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast^[10]
• 3 December 1983: Scotland B 22–13 Ireland B, Murrayfield, Edinburgh
• 1 December 1984: Ireland B 23–20 Scotland B, Galway Sportsground, Galway
• 2 September 1989: Canada 21–24 Ireland XV, Centennial Stadium, Victoria, British Columbia^[11]
• 9 September 1989: United States 7–32 Ireland XV, Downing Stadium, New York^[12]
• 9 December 1989: Scotland B 22–22 Ireland B, Murrayfield, Edinburgh

1990s

• 20 October 1990: Ireland B 27–12 Argentina, Thomond Park, Limerick^[13]
• 22 December 1990: Ireland B 16–0 Scotland B, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
• 1 March 1991: Ireland B 24–10 England B, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
• 28 December 1991: Scotland B 19–29 Ireland B, Murrayfield, Edinburgh
• 31 January 1992: England B 47–15 Ireland B, Richmond^[14]
• 28 December 1992: Ireland A 13―22 Scotland A, Lansdowne Stadium, Dublin
• 5 March 1993: Wales A 32―29 Ireland A, Newport
• 19 March 1993: Ireland A 18―22 England A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
• 28 December 1993: Scotland A 24―9 Ireland A, Ayr
• 4 February 1994: Ireland A 10―20 Wales A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
• 18 February 1994: England A 29―10 Ireland A, Richmond
• 20 January 1995: Ireland A 20―21 England A, Donnybrook Stadium^[15]
• 3 February 1995: Scotland A 24―18 Ireland A, Myreside Stadium, Edinburgh
• 17 March 1995: Ireland A 19―30 Wales A, Pontypridd
• 19 January 1996: Ireland A 26―19 Scotland A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
• 1 March 1996: Ireland A 25―11 Wales A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
• 15 March 1996: England A 56―26 Ireland A, Richmond
• 12 November 1996: Ireland A 28―25 South Africa A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
• 17 January 1997: Ireland A 23―44 France A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin^[16]
• 31 January 1997: Emerging Wales 34―14 Ireland A, Pontypridd
• 14 February 1997: Ireland A 30―44 England A, Donnybrook Stadium
• 28 February 1997: Scotland A 33―34 Ireland A, Myreside Stadium, Edinburgh
• 22 May 1997: Northland 69―16 Ireland A, Whangārei^[17]
• 26 May 1997: New Zealand Academy 74―15 Ireland A, North Harbour Stadium, Albany^[18]
• 29 May 1997: Bay of Plenty 52―39 Ireland A, Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua^[19]
• 1 June 1997: Thames Valley 12―38 Ireland A, Paeroa^[20]
• 6 June 1997: King Country 32―26 Ireland A, Owen Delany Park, Taupō^[21]
• 10 June 1997: New Zealand Māori 41―10 Ireland A, Oval Grounds, Palmerston North^[22]
• 14 June 1997: Samoa 57―25 Ireland A, Apia Park, Apia, Att. 12,000^{[23] [24]}
• 26 November 1997: Ireland A 26―10 Canada, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
• 6 February 1998: Ireland A 9―11 Scotland A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
• 6 March 1998: France A 30―30 Ireland A, Quimper
• 20 March 1998: Ireland A 27―42 Wales A, Thomond Park, Limerick, Att. 7,000^[25]
• 3 April 1998: England A 40―30 Ireland A, Richmond^[26]
• 1 December 1998: Ireland A 19―50 South Africa, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast, Att. 10,000^[27]
• 5 February 1999: Ireland A 26―25 France A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
• 19 February 1999: Wales A 40―29 Ireland A, Ebbw Vale
• 5 March 1999: Ireland A 21―28 England A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
• 19 March 1999: Scotland A 31―21 Ireland A, Myreside Stadium, Edinburgh
• 9 April 1999: Ireland A 73―17 Italy A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin^[28]

2000s

• 4 February 2000: England A 30―31 Ireland A, Franklin Gardens, Northampton^[29]
• 18 February 2000: Ireland A 23―21 Scotland A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin^[30]
• 3 March 2000: Ireland A 31―3 Italy A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin^[31]
• 18 March 2000: France A 31–25 Ireland A, Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand^[32]
• 31 March 2000: Ireland A 28―26 Wales A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin^{[33] [34]}
• 15 November 2000: Ireland A 28–11 South Africa XV, Thomond Park, Limerick^{[35] [36]}
• 2 February 2001: Italy A 16–68 Ireland A, Viterbo^[37]
• 16 February 2001: Ireland A 23–55 France A, Ravenhill, Belfast^[38]
• 8 November 2001: Ireland A 23–18 Samoa, Donnybrook, Dublin^[39]
• 13 November 2001: Ireland A 30–43 New Zealand XV, Ravenhill, Belfast^[40]
• 2 February 2002: Ireland A 55–22 Wales A, Musgrave Park, Cork^[41]
• 15 February 2002: England A 18–25 Ireland A, Franklin Gardens, Northampton^{[42] [43]}
• 1 March 2002: Ireland A 60–3 Scotland A, Ravenhill, Belfast^[44]
• 22 March 2002: Ireland A 59–5 Italy A, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin^[45]
• 5 April 2002: France A 30–20 Ireland A, La Roche-sur-Yon^[46]
• 15 February 2003: Scotland A 22–22 Ireland A, Bridgehaugh^[47]
• 21 February 2003: Italy A 11–28 Ireland A
• 7 March 2003: Ireland A 19–29 France A, Ravenhill, Belfast^[48]
• 28 March 2003: Ireland A 24–21 England A, Donnybrook, Dublin, Att. 6,000^[49]
• 11 March 2005: Ireland A 15–9 France A, Donnybrook, Dublin^[50]
• 10 February 2006: France A 20―12 Ireland A, Limoges^[51]
• 17 March 2006: England A 18–33 Ireland A, Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester^[52]
• 3 June 2006: United States 13–28 Ireland A, Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, Att. 3,700^[53]
• 10 June 2006: New Zealand Māori 27–6 Ireland A, Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara^[54]
• 17 June 2006: Ireland A 30―27 England Saxons, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton^[55]
• 15 November 2006: Ireland A 17–24 Australia A, Thomond Park, Limerick, Att. 6,500^[56]
• 9 February 2007: Ireland A 5–32 England Saxons, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast, Att. 3,528^[57]
• 19 May 2007: Ireland A 39–20 Canada, Sandy Park, Exeter^[58]
• 29 May 2007: New Zealand Māori 50―22 Ireland A, Sandy Park, Exeter, Att. 4,679^[59]
• 2 June 2007: Ireland A 22–21 Scotland A, Twickenham, London^[60]
• 1 February 2008: England Saxons 31–13 Ireland A, Welford Road Stadium, Leicester^[61]
• 22 February 2008: Scotland A 67–7 Ireland A, McDiarmid Park, Perth^[62]
• 11 June 2008: Ireland A 46―9 United States, Richardson Memorial Stadium, Kingston^[63]
• 14 June 2008: Ireland A 12–34 England Saxons, Fletcher's Field, Markham^[64]
• 21 June 2008: Argentina A 8―33 Ireland A, Toyota Park^[65]
• 6 February 2009: Ireland A P―P England Saxons, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin, Att. 1,500^[66]
• 13 February 2009: Ireland A 35―10 Scotland A, RDS Arena, Dublin^[67]
• 10 June 2009: Ireland A 30–19 Canada, Infinity Park, Glendale^[68]
• 14 June 2009: Ireland A 40―5 Georgia, Infinity Park, Glendale^[69]
• 21 June 2009: England Saxons 22―49 Ireland A, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver^[70]
• 13 November 2009: Ireland A 48–19 Tonga XV, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast, Att. 3,777^[71]
• 27 November 2009: Ireland A 31–0 Argentina Jaguars, Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght, Att. 4,016^[72]

2010s

• 31 January 2010: England Saxons 17–13 Ireland A, Recreation Ground, Bath^[73]
• 5 February 2010: Ireland Wolfhounds 34–19 Scotland A, Ravenhill, Belfast, Att. 2,746^{[74] [75]}
• 28 January 2011: Scotland A 32–12 Ireland Wolfhounds, Netherdale^[76]
• 4 February 2011: Ireland Wolfhounds 20–11 England Saxons, Ravenhill, Belfast, Att. 2,000^[77]
• 28 January 2012: England Saxons 23–17 Ireland Wolfhounds, Sandy Park, Exeter^[78]
• 16 November 2012: Ireland XV 53–0 Fiji, Thomond Park, Limerick, Att. 17,126^[79]
• 25 January 2013: Ireland Wolfhounds 10–14 England Saxons, Galway Sportsground, Galway^[80]
• 25 January 2014: England Saxons 8–14 Ireland Wolfhounds, Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester^[81]
• 30 January 2015: Ireland Wolfhounds 9–18 England Saxons, Musgrave Park, Cork, Att. 8,200^{[82] [83]}

2020s

• 4 November 2022: Ireland A 19–47 All Blacks XV, RDS Arena, Dublin^[6]

Home record

Ireland A Home Record
Facility	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	% Won
	19	12	0	7	%
	2	1	0	1	%
	5	2	0	3	%
	2	1	0	1	%
	12	6	0	6	%
	2	1	0	1	%
	1	1	0	0	%
	5	3	0	2	%
Total	48	27	0	21	%

Above is the Ireland Wolfhound's home record in each stadium. Up to date as of 4 November 2022.

Statistics

Overall

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	% Won
	1	1	0	0	27	12	+15	100.00%
Argentina Jaguars	2	2	0	0	64	8	+56	100.00%
Australia A	1	0	0	1	17	24	–7	0%
Bay of Plenty (New Zealand)	1	0	0	1	39	52	–13	0%
	4	4	0	0	119	70	+49	100%
England Saxons	28	10	0	18	530	668	–138	35.71%
	1	1	0	0	53	0	+53	100%
	1	0	0	1	3	4	–1	0%
France A	11	4	1	6	205	295	–90	36.36%
	1	1	0	0	40	5	+35	100%
Italy A	5	5	0	0	259	52	+207	100%
King Country (New Zealand)	1	0	0	1	26	32	–6	0%
New Zealand Academy	1	0	0	1	15	74	–59	0%
	3	0	0	3	38	118	–80	0%
New Zealand XV	1	0	0	1	30	43	–13	0%
All Blacks XV	1	0	0	1	19	47	–28	0%
Northland (New Zealand)	1	0	0	1	16	69	–53	0%
	2	1	0	1	48	75	–27	50%
Scotland A	23	11	2	10	468	474	–6	47.83%
South Africa	1	0	0	1	19	50	—31	0.00%
South Africa A	1	1	0	0	28	25	+3	100%
South Africa XV	1	1	0	0	28	11	+17	100.00%
Thames Valley (New Zealand University)	1	1	0	0	38	12	+26	100%
Tonga XV	1	1	0	0	48	19	+29	100%
	3	3	0	0	106	29	+77	100%
Wales A	10	3	0	7	240	263	–23	30%
Total	107	50	3	54	2523	2521	–8	46.73%

The above is a list of the Ireland Wolfhounds' head-to-head record against international first and second sides, non-national representative sides such as the New Zealand Māori, as well as some club sides. Up to date as of 4 November 2022

Honours

• Six Nations A Championship
  • Winners: 1 (2002)
• Six Nations A Triple Crown
  • Winners: 2 (2000, 2002)
• Churchill Cup
  • Winners: 1 (2009)
• Churchill Plate
  • Winners: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008)
• Melrose Sevens
  • Winners: 1 (1991)

See also

• Ireland national rugby union team
• Emerging Ireland
• Ireland national under-20 rugby union team
• Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team

External links

• Results & Fixtures - Ireland Wolfhounds

Notes and References

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5. Web site: Ireland A will play against an All Blacks XV in November at the RDS . the42 . 13 July 2022.
6. Web site: Ireland A battered, bruised and outclassed by a dominant All Blacks Development XV . Irish Times . 4 November 2022.
7. Web site: AS IT HAPPENED: IRELAND A V ALL BLACKS XV . the42 . 15 November 2022.
8. Web site: Ireland XV v France. ESPN scrum. 2019-03-20.
9. Web site: Official programme for the match at Cardiff Arms Park, 9th March 1946..
10. Web site: Ireland A and B results . Irish Times . 8 April 2024.
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50. Web site: Possibles make a strong case for stepping up a level . Irish Times . 21 October 2021.
51. Web site: Brave Irish effort falls just short . Irish Times . 21 October 2021.
52. Web site: Heads-up Irish show real quality . Irish Times . 21 October 2021.
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60. Web site: Ireland A 22-21 Scotland A . RTE . 22 October 2021.
61. Web site: England Saxons 31-13 Ireland A . RTE . 22 October 2021.
62. Web site: Scotland A 67-7 Ireland A . BBC Sport . 22 October 2021.
63. Web site: Ireland A 46-9 USA . BBC Sport . 9 October 2021.
64. Web site: Ireland A 12-34 England Saxons . BBC Sport . 22 October 2021.
65. Web site: Ireland A sign off on winning note . Irish Times . 22 October 2021.
66. Web site: Late cancellation hits A encounter . Irish Times . 27 October 2021.
67. Web site: Ireland A 35-10 Scotland A . RTE . 22 October 2021.
68. Web site: Ireland A 30-19 Canada . RTE . 22 October 2021.
69. Web site: Ireland A 40-5 Georgia . RTE . 22 October 2021.
70. Web site: Ireland A 49-22 England Saxons . BBC Sport . 22 October 2021.
71. Web site: Ireland A 48-19 Tonga. 13 November 2009. 14 September 2017. news.bbc.co.uk.
72. Web site: Ireland A 31-0 Argentina Jaguars . RTE . 27 May 2021.
73. Web site: Saxons edge out Ireland 'A' . espnscrum . 19 October 2021.
74. Web site: Ireland Wolfhounds 34-19 Scotland A . RTE . 19 October 2021.
75. Web site: Determined Wolfhounds too strong for Scotland . Irish Times . 27 October 2021.
76. Web site: Scots tame Irish Wolfhounds . espnscrum . 19 October 2021.
77. Web site: Wolfhounds 20-11 England Saxons . BBC Sport . 19 October 2021.
78. Web site: England Saxons 23-17 Irish Wolfhounds . BBC Sport . 19 October 2021.
79. Web site: Ireland XV 53-0 Fiji . BBC Sport . 19 October 2021.
80. Web site: Ireland Wolfhounds 10-14 England Saxons . BBC Sport . 19 October 2021.
81. Web site: 'A' International: England Saxons 8-14 Ireland Wolfhounds . BBC Sport . 19 October 2021.
82. Web site: O’Brien provides highlight in tame Wolfhounds defeat . Irish Times . 27 October 2021.
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