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Ireland RWC 2015 Fixtures

Ireland fell to Argentina in the third quarter-final of Rugby World Cup 2015 – losing 20-43 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Ireland were blown away in the opening 15 minutes and again in the final 15 minutes by a ruthless Argentina side, which scored four tries to Ireland's two.

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Ireland Rugby World Cup 2015 Fixtures

IRELAND 50-7 CANADA at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Saturday 19th September 2015 – Attendance: 68,523

Referee: Glen Jackson (NZR)

IRELAND: (29) 50
Tries: O'Brien, Henderson, Sexton, D Kearney, Cronin, R Kearney, Payne
Conversions: Sexton (3), Madigan (3)
Penalties: Sexton

CANADA: (0) 7
Tries: Van der Merwe
Conversions: Hirayama

Man-of-the-match: Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)

Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | Sky Sports | IRFU

IRELAND 44-10 ROMANIA at Wembley Stadium, London

Sunday 27th September 2015 – Attendance: 89,267

Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU)

IRELAND: (18) 44
Tries: Bowe (2), Earls (2), Kearney, Henry
Conversions: Madigan (4)
Penalties: Madigan (2)

ROMANIA: (3) 10
Tries: Tonita
Conversions: Vlaicu
Penalties: Calafeteanu

Man-of-the-match: Keith Earls (Ireland)

Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | Sky Sports | IRFU

IRELAND 16-9 ITALY at Olympic Stadium, London

Sunday 4th October 2015 – Attendance: 53,187

Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

IRELAND: (10) 16
Tries: Earls
Conversions: Sexton
Penalties: Sexton (3)

ITALY: (6) 9
Penalties: Allan (3)

Man-of-the-match: Iain Henderson (Ireland)

Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | Sky Sports | IRFU

FRANCE 9-24 IRELAND at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Sunday 11th October 2015 – Attendance: 72,163

Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

FRANCE: (6) 9
Penalties: Spedding (2), Parra

IRELAND: (9) 24
Tries: R Kearney, Murray
Conversions: Madigan
Penalties: Sexton (2), Madigan (2)

Man-of-the-match: Sean O'Brien (Ireland)

Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | Sky Sports | IRFU

IRELAND 20-43 ARGENTINA at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

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Sunday 18th October 2015 – Attendance: 72,316

Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

IRELAND: (10) 20
Tries: Fitzgerald, Murphy
Conversions: Madigan (2)
Penalties: Madigan (2)

ARGENTINA: (20) 43
Tries: Moroni, Imhoff (2), Tuculet
Conversions: Sanchez (4)
Penalties: Sanchez (5)

Man-of-the-match: Nicolas Sanchez (Argentina)

Match reports: BBC | Guardian | ESPN | Sky Sports

Ireland Warm-up Match Results

During the summer Ireland played four warm-up matches in preparation for Rugby World Cup 2015. Ireland began with two wins – beating Wales away and Scotland at home. This was followed by two losses – losing to Wales at home and England away. The match results are shown below:

WALES 21-35 IRELAND at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Saturday 8th August 2015 – Attendance: 74,000

Referee: Glen Jackson (NZRU)

WALES: (7) 21
Tries: Hibbard, Tipuric, Cuthbert
Conversions: Hook, Anscombe (2)

IRELAND: (25) 35
Tries: Heaslip, Cave, Earls, Zebo, Jones
Conversions: Jackson (2)
Penalties: Jackson (2)

Man-of-the-match: Keith Earls (Ireland)

Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | WRU | IRFU

IRELAND 28-22 SCOTLAND at Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Saturday 15th August 2015 – Attendance: 31,240

Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)

IRELAND: (7) 28
Tries: Henry, Cronin, Zebo, Fitzgerald
Conversions: Madigan (4)

SCOTLAND: (7) 22
Tries: Cowan, Pyrgos, Horne
Conversions: Horne (2)
Penalties: Horne

Man-of-the-match: Simon Zebo (Ireland)

Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | IRFU | SRU

IRELAND 10-16 WALES at Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Saturday 29th August 2015 – Attendance: 47,430

Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU)

IRELAND: (10) 10
Tries: Henderson
Conversions: Sexton
Penalties: Sexton

WALES: (10) 16
Tries: Tipuric
Conversions: Halfpenny
Penalties: Halfpenny (3)

Man-of-the-match: Justin Tipuric (Wales)

Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | WRU | IRFU

ENGLAND 21-13 IRELAND at Twickenham Stadium, London

Saturday 5th September 2015 – Attendance: 80,138

Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

ENGLAND: (12) 21
Tries: May, Watson
Conversions: Ford
Penalties: Ford, Farrell (2)

IRELAND: (3) 13
Tries: O'Connell
Conversions: Sexton
Penalties: Sexton (2)

Man-of-the-match: Tom Wood (England)

Match reports: BBC | Guardian | Telegraph | Sky Sports | RFU | IRFU