Ireland

Six Nations

723 tests · 1875–2026 · 45.5% won

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All-time test record

Played723Won / Lost / Drawn329–364–30Points for / against10,811 / 10,645Win rate45.5%

World Rugby ranking

Current#3Peak (since 2003)#1 (2019-09-09)Weeks at #174

Honours

Rugby World Cup10 tournaments · 0 finals · 0 semi-finals

Home / Five / Six Nations24× (incl. shared) · 4 Grand Slams · 15 Triple Crowns

Ireland's greatest tests

This nation's highest-rated internationals by Game Score, drawn from the all-time ranking on the hub.

1RWC★

New Zealand v Ireland

14 Oct 2023 · 2023 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Saint-Denis

28–24

2RWC★

Australia v Ireland

20 Oct 1991 · 1991 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Dublin

19–18

3RWC

Australia v Ireland

1 Nov 2003 · 2003 Rugby World Cup · Melbourne

17–16

46N

England v Ireland

9 Mar 2024 · 2024 Six Nations Championship · London

23–22

56N

France v Ireland

14 Feb 2021 · 2021 Six Nations Championship · Dublin

15–13

6RWC

Ireland v South Africa

23 Sep 2023 · 2023 Rugby World Cup · Saint-Denis

13–8

76N

France v Ireland

11 Feb 2007 · 2007 Six Nations Championship · Dublin

20–17

8TEST

Ireland v South Africa

13 Jul 2024 · 2024 Ireland tour of South Africa · Durban

25–24

96N

Ireland v Wales

7 Feb 2016 · 2016 Six Nations Championship · Dublin

16–16

106N

Ireland v England

18 Mar 2017 · 2017 Six Nations Championship · Dublin

13–9

11NC

Ireland v Australia

4 Jul 2026 · 2026 Nations Championship · Sydney | Gadigal

33–31

126N

France v Ireland

13 Feb 2016 · 2016 Six Nations Championship · Saint-Denis

10–9

#	Match	Score
1	RWC★New Zealand v Ireland 14 Oct 2023 · 28–24 · 2023 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Saint-Denis	89
2	RWC★Australia v Ireland 20 Oct 1991 · 19–18 · 1991 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Dublin	86
3	RWCAustralia v Ireland 1 Nov 2003 · 17–16 · 2003 Rugby World Cup · Melbourne	84
4	6NEngland v Ireland 9 Mar 2024 · 23–22 · 2024 Six Nations Championship · London	83
5	6NFrance v Ireland 14 Feb 2021 · 15–13 · 2021 Six Nations Championship · Dublin	81
6	RWCIreland v South Africa 23 Sep 2023 · 13–8 · 2023 Rugby World Cup · Saint-Denis	80
7	6NFrance v Ireland 11 Feb 2007 · 20–17 · 2007 Six Nations Championship · Dublin	79
8	TESTIreland v South Africa 13 Jul 2024 · 25–24 · 2024 Ireland tour of South Africa · Durban	78
9	6NIreland v Wales 7 Feb 2016 · 16–16 · 2016 Six Nations Championship · Dublin	78
10	6NIreland v England 18 Mar 2017 · 13–9 · 2017 Six Nations Championship · Dublin	77
11	NCIreland v Australia 4 Jul 2026 · 33–31 · 2026 Nations Championship · Sydney \| Gadigal	76
12	6NFrance v Ireland 13 Feb 2016 · 10–9 · 2016 Six Nations Championship · Saint-Denis	75

Season by season

Championship and World Cup campaigns on file; W marks a title, GS a Grand Slam, TC a Triple Crown.

Six Nations Championship

2026

Place 2TC

Six Nations Championship

2025

Place 3TC

Six Nations Championship

2024

Place 1W

Rugby World Cup · B

2023

Place —QF

Six Nations Championship

2023

Place 1W · GS · TC

Six Nations Championship

2022

Place 2TC

Six Nations Championship

2021

Place 3

Six Nations Championship

2020

Place 3

Rugby World Cup · A

2019

Place —QF

Six Nations Championship

2019

Place 3

Six Nations Championship

2018

Place 1W · GS · TC

Six Nations Championship

2017

Place 2

Six Nations Championship

2016

Place 3

Rugby World Cup · D

2015

Place —QF

Six Nations Championship

2015

Place 1W

Six Nations Championship

2014

Place 1W

Six Nations Championship

2013

Place 5

Six Nations Championship

2012

Place 3

Rugby World Cup · C

2011

Place —QF

Six Nations Championship

2011

Place 3

Six Nations Championship

2010

Place 2

Six Nations Championship

2009

Place 1W · GS · TC

Six Nations Championship

2008

Place 4

Rugby World Cup · D

2007

Place —

Six Nations Championship

2007

Place 2TC

Six Nations Championship

2006

Place 2TC

Six Nations Championship

2005

Place 3

Six Nations Championship

2004

Place 2TC

Rugby World Cup · A

2003

Place —QF

Six Nations Championship

2003

Place 2

Six Nations Championship

2002

Place 3

Six Nations Championship

2001

Place 2

Six Nations Championship

2000

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1999

Place 4

Rugby World Cup · E

1999

Place —

Five Nations Championship

1998

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1997

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1996

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1995

Place 4

Rugby World Cup · C

1995

Place —QF

Five Nations Championship

1994

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1993

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1992

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1991

Place 4

Rugby World Cup · B

1991

Place —QF

Five Nations Championship

1990

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1989

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1988

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1987

Place 2

Rugby World Cup · B

1987

Place —QF

Five Nations Championship

1986

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1985

Place 1W · TC

Five Nations Championship

1984

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1983

Place 2W

Five Nations Championship

1982

Place 1W · TC

Five Nations Championship

1981

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1980

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1979

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1978

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1977

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1976

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1975

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1974

Place 1W

Five Nations Championship

1973

Place 3W

Five Nations Championship

1972

Place 2

Five Nations Championship

1971

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1970

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1969

Place 2

Five Nations Championship

1968

Place 2

Five Nations Championship

1967

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1966

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1965

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1964

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1963

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1962

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1961

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1960

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1959

Place 2

Five Nations Championship

1958

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1957

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1956

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1955

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1954

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1953

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1952

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1951

Place 1W

Five Nations Championship

1950

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1949

Place 1W · TC

Five Nations Championship

1948

Place 1W · GS · TC

Five Nations Championship

1947

Place 2

Home Nations Championship

1939

Place 2W

Home Nations Championship

1938

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1937

Place 2

Home Nations Championship

1936

Place 2

Home Nations Championship

1935

Place 1W

Home Nations Championship

1934

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1933

Place 3

Home Nations Championship

1932

Place 2W

Five Nations Championship

1931

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1930

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1929

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1928

Place 2

Five Nations Championship

1927

Place 2W

Five Nations Championship

1926

Place 2W

Five Nations Championship

1925

Place 2

Five Nations Championship

1924

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1923

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1922

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1921

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1920

Place 5

Five Nations Championship

1914

Place 3

Five Nations Championship

1913

Place 4

Five Nations Championship

1912

Place 2W

Five Nations Championship

1911

Place 2

Five Nations Championship

1910

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1909

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1908

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1907

Place 3

Home Nations Championship

1906

Place 2W

Home Nations Championship

1905

Place 2

Home Nations Championship

1904

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1903

Place 3

Home Nations Championship

1902

Place 3

Home Nations Championship

1901

Place 3

Home Nations Championship

1900

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1899

Place 1W · TC

Home Nations Championship

1898

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1897

Place 2

Home Nations Championship

1896

Place 1W

Home Nations Championship

1895

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1894

Place 1W · TC

Home Nations Championship

1893

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1892

Place 3

Home Nations Championship

1891

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1890

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1889

Place 2

Home Nations Championship

1888

Place 1

Home Nations Championship

1887

Place 2

Home Nations Championship

1886

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1885

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1884

Place 4

Home Nations Championship

1883

Place 3

Season	Competition	Place	Notes
2026	Six Nations Championship	2	TC
2025	Six Nations Championship	3	TC
2024	Six Nations Championship	1	W
2023	Rugby World Cup · B	—	QF
2023	Six Nations Championship	1	W · GS · TC
2022	Six Nations Championship	2	TC
2021	Six Nations Championship	3
2020	Six Nations Championship	3
2019	Rugby World Cup · A	—	QF
2019	Six Nations Championship	3
2018	Six Nations Championship	1	W · GS · TC
2017	Six Nations Championship	2
2016	Six Nations Championship	3
2015	Rugby World Cup · D	—	QF
2015	Six Nations Championship	1	W
2014	Six Nations Championship	1	W
2013	Six Nations Championship	5
2012	Six Nations Championship	3
2011	Rugby World Cup · C	—	QF
2011	Six Nations Championship	3
2010	Six Nations Championship	2
2009	Six Nations Championship	1	W · GS · TC
2008	Six Nations Championship	4
2007	Rugby World Cup · D	—
2007	Six Nations Championship	2	TC
2006	Six Nations Championship	2	TC
2005	Six Nations Championship	3
2004	Six Nations Championship	2	TC
2003	Rugby World Cup · A	—	QF
2003	Six Nations Championship	2
2002	Six Nations Championship	3
2001	Six Nations Championship	2
2000	Six Nations Championship	3
1999	Five Nations Championship	4
1999	Rugby World Cup · E	—
1998	Five Nations Championship	5
1997	Five Nations Championship	5
1996	Five Nations Championship	5
1995	Five Nations Championship	4
1995	Rugby World Cup · C	—	QF
1994	Five Nations Championship	4
1993	Five Nations Championship	4
1992	Five Nations Championship	5
1991	Five Nations Championship	4
1991	Rugby World Cup · B	—	QF
1990	Five Nations Championship	4
1989	Five Nations Championship	4
1988	Five Nations Championship	5
1987	Five Nations Championship	2
1987	Rugby World Cup · B	—	QF
1986	Five Nations Championship	5
1985	Five Nations Championship	1	W · TC
1984	Five Nations Championship	5
1983	Five Nations Championship	2	W
1982	Five Nations Championship	1	W · TC
1981	Five Nations Championship	5
1980	Five Nations Championship	3
1979	Five Nations Championship	3
1978	Five Nations Championship	4
1977	Five Nations Championship	5
1976	Five Nations Championship	4
1975	Five Nations Championship	3
1974	Five Nations Championship	1	W
1973	Five Nations Championship	3	W
1972	Five Nations Championship	2
1971	Five Nations Championship	3
1970	Five Nations Championship	3
1969	Five Nations Championship	2
1968	Five Nations Championship	2
1967	Five Nations Championship	3
1966	Five Nations Championship	4
1965	Five Nations Championship	3
1964	Five Nations Championship	5
1963	Five Nations Championship	4
1962	Five Nations Championship	5
1961	Five Nations Championship	5
1960	Five Nations Championship	5
1959	Five Nations Championship	2
1958	Five Nations Championship	5
1957	Five Nations Championship	3
1956	Five Nations Championship	4
1955	Five Nations Championship	5
1954	Five Nations Championship	4
1953	Five Nations Championship	3
1952	Five Nations Championship	3
1951	Five Nations Championship	1	W
1950	Five Nations Championship	3
1949	Five Nations Championship	1	W · TC
1948	Five Nations Championship	1	W · GS · TC
1947	Five Nations Championship	2
1939	Home Nations Championship	2	W
1938	Home Nations Championship	4
1937	Home Nations Championship	2
1936	Home Nations Championship	2
1935	Home Nations Championship	1	W
1934	Home Nations Championship	4
1933	Home Nations Championship	3
1932	Home Nations Championship	2	W
1931	Five Nations Championship	3
1930	Five Nations Championship	3
1929	Five Nations Championship	3
1928	Five Nations Championship	2
1927	Five Nations Championship	2	W
1926	Five Nations Championship	2	W
1925	Five Nations Championship	2
1924	Five Nations Championship	3
1923	Five Nations Championship	5
1922	Five Nations Championship	5
1921	Five Nations Championship	5
1920	Five Nations Championship	5
1914	Five Nations Championship	3
1913	Five Nations Championship	4
1912	Five Nations Championship	2	W
1911	Five Nations Championship	2
1910	Five Nations Championship	4
1909	Home Nations Championship	4
1908	Home Nations Championship	4
1907	Home Nations Championship	3
1906	Home Nations Championship	2	W
1905	Home Nations Championship	2
1904	Home Nations Championship	4
1903	Home Nations Championship	3
1902	Home Nations Championship	3
1901	Home Nations Championship	3
1900	Home Nations Championship	4
1899	Home Nations Championship	1	W · TC
1898	Home Nations Championship	4
1897	Home Nations Championship	2
1896	Home Nations Championship	1	W
1895	Home Nations Championship	4
1894	Home Nations Championship	1	W · TC
1893	Home Nations Championship	4
1892	Home Nations Championship	3
1891	Home Nations Championship	4
1890	Home Nations Championship	4
1889	Home Nations Championship	2
1888	Home Nations Championship	1
1887	Home Nations Championship	2
1886	Home Nations Championship	4
1885	Home Nations Championship	4
1884	Home Nations Championship	4
1883	Home Nations Championship	3

Head-to-head

England144 tests

55

81

8

Scotland144 tests

73

66

5

Wales137 tests

61

69

7

France105 tests

37

61

7

New Zealand40 tests

5

34

1

Australia40 tests

17

22

1

Italy39 tests

35

4

0

South Africa31 tests

10

20

1

Argentina20 tests

14

6

0

Japan5 tests

4

1

0

Romania4 tests

4

0

0

Canada2 tests

2

0

0

Tonga2 tests

2

0

0

United States2 tests

2

0

0

Namibia2 tests

2

0

0

Russia2 tests

2

0

0

Zimbabwe1 tests

1

0

0

Georgia1 tests

1

0

0

Samoa1 tests

1

0

0

Fiji1 tests

1

0

0

Opponent	Tests	W	L	D
England	144	55	81	8
Scotland	144	73	66	5
Wales	137	61	69	7
France	105	37	61	7
New Zealand	40	5	34	1
Australia	40	17	22	1
Italy	39	35	4	0
South Africa	31	10	20	1
Argentina	20	14	6	0
Japan	5	4	1	0
Romania	4	4	0	0
Canada	2	2	0	0
Tonga	2	2	0	0
United States	2	2	0	0
Namibia	2	2	0	0
Russia	2	2	0	0
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0
Georgia	1	1	0	0
Samoa	1	1	0	0
Fiji	1	1	0	0

Recent tests

New Zealand2026-07-18

L 21-402026 Nations ChampionshipEden Park, Auckland

Japan2026-07-11

W 36-202026 Nations ChampionshipNewcastle Stadium, Newcastle | Awabakal-Worimi

Australia2026-07-04

W 33-312026 Nations ChampionshipSydney Football Stadium, Sydney | Gadigal

Scotland2026-03-14

W 43-212026 Six Nations ChampionshipAviva Stadium, Dublin

Wales2026-03-06

W 27-172026 Six Nations ChampionshipAviva Stadium, Dublin

England2026-02-21

W 42-212026 Six Nations ChampionshipTwickenham Stadium, London

Italy2026-02-14

W 20-132026 Six Nations ChampionshipAviva Stadium, Dublin

France2026-02-05

L 14-362026 Six Nations ChampionshipStade de France, Saint-Denis

South Africa2025-11-22

L 13-242025 Autumn InternationalAviva Stadium, Dublin

Australia2025-11-15

W 46-192025 Autumn InternationalAviva Stadium, Dublin

Japan2025-11-08

W 41-102025 Autumn InternationalAviva Stadium, Dublin

New Zealand2025-11-01

L 13-262025 Autumn InternationalSoldier Field, Chicago

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition	Venue
2026-07-18	New Zealand	L 21-40	2026 Nations Championship	Eden Park, Auckland
2026-07-11	Japan	W 36-20	2026 Nations Championship	Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle \| Awabakal-Worimi
2026-07-04	Australia	W 33-31	2026 Nations Championship	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney \| Gadigal
2026-03-14	Scotland	W 43-21	2026 Six Nations Championship	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
2026-03-06	Wales	W 27-17	2026 Six Nations Championship	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
2026-02-21	England	W 42-21	2026 Six Nations Championship	Twickenham Stadium, London
2026-02-14	Italy	W 20-13	2026 Six Nations Championship	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
2026-02-05	France	L 14-36	2026 Six Nations Championship	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
2025-11-22	South Africa	L 13-24	2025 Autumn International	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
2025-11-15	Australia	W 46-19	2025 Autumn International	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
2025-11-08	Japan	W 41-10	2025 Autumn International	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
2025-11-01	New Zealand	L 13-26	2025 Autumn International	Soldier Field, Chicago

From the project rugby workbook (results since 1871) and the weekly World Rugby rankings since 2003. See the methodology on the hub.