Ireland 52-21 Canada
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Marius Van Der Westhuizen (SARU)
Attendance: 43,000
Ireland v Canada Match Reports
Ireland scored eight tries at the Aviva Stadium to beat Canada 52-21, but it wasn't as easy as the scoreline suggests. The visitors put up a strong fight in the first half and were still within a score until the hour mark. However, Ireland turned the screw in the final quarter and began to rack up the points as Canada faded. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Ireland run in eight tries and beat Canada
- Guardian: Tiernan O’Halloran grabs two tries as underwhelming Ireland beat Canada
- Telegraph: Irish second-string make case for inclusion in All Blacks rematch
- Sky Sports: Eight-try win for Irish in Dublin
- ESPN: Ireland grind down Canadian challenge for convincing win
- RTE: Eight-try Ireland too strong for Canada
- Irish Independent: Second-string Ireland side see off Canada in Dublin
- IRFU: Ireland Win GUINNESS Series Opener With Eight New Caps
Ireland v Canada - Match Highlights
Ireland v Canada - Match Stats
Ireland (21) 52
Try: Earls (6'), Marshall (22'), O'Halloran (38', 78'), Penalty Try (45'), Dillane (60'), Marmion (65'), Tracy (80')
Conversion: Jackson (7', 23', 39', 46', 61', 66')
Canada (14) 21
Try: Van Der Merwe (24'), Paris (29'), Evans (57')
Conversion: McRorie (25', 30', 58')
Man of the Match: Ultan Dillane (Ireland)
Ireland v Canada - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Sean Cronin
- 3 Finlay Bealham
- 4 Ultan Dillane
- 5 Billy Holland
- 6 Peter O'Mahony (CAPTAIN)
- 7 Sean O'Brien
- 8 Jack O'Donoghue
Backs
- 9 Kieran Marmion
- 10 Paddy Jackson
- 11 Keith Earls
- 12 Luke Marshall
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Craig Gilroy
- 15 Tiernan O'Halloran
Replacements
- 16 James Tracy
- 17 Dave Kilcoyne
- 18 John Ryan
- 19 Donnacha Ryan
- 20 Dan Leavy
- 21 Luke McGrath
- 22 Joey Carbery
- 23 Niyi Adeolokun
Canada Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Djustice Sears-Duru
- 2 Ray Barkwill
- 3 Jake Ilnicki
- 4 Brett Beukeboom
- 5 Evan Olmstead
- 6 Kyle Baillie
- 7 Lucas Rumball
- 8 Aaron Carpenter (CAPTAIN)
Backs
- 9 Gordon McRorie
- 10 Connor Braid
- 11 Taylor Paris
- 12 Ciaran Hearn
- 13 Conor Trainor
- 14 DTH van der Merwe
- 15 Matt Evans
Replacements
- 16 Eric Howard
- 17 Rob Brouwer
- 18 Matt Tierney
- 19 Admir Cejvanovic
- 20 Matt Heaton
- 21 Phil Mack
- 22 Patrick Parfrey
- 23 Nick Blevins