2000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas

2000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas
Coach(es)	Warren Gatland
Tour captain(s)	Keith Wood
Top test point scorer(s)	Ronan O'Gara (25)
Top test try scorer(s)	Mike Mullins (3)
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 01 01 01
Test match	03 01 01 01
Opponent	P W D L
Argentina	1 0 0 1
United States	1 1 0 0
Canada	1 0 1 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Australia 1999
Next tour	New Zealand 2002

2000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas. The 2000 Ireland national rugby union team summer tour saw them play three Test matches against Argentina, the United States and Canada. The touring party included two sets of brothers – Simon and Guy Easterby and David and Paul Wallace.^[1] The second Test against the United States remains Ireland's biggest win to date. It also saw Ireland score their most points (83) and their most tries (13) in a single match.^[2] In the same game Mike Mullins scored a hat-trick of tries.^[3] The tour saw several Ireland players making their senior debuts. David Wallace and Peter McKenna both featured against Argentina. However, while Wallace would on go to become an established international and a British Lion, it proved to be the first and last senior cap for McKenna.^[4][5] Geordan Murphy, Guy Easterby, Tyrone Howe and Frankie Sheahan all made their senior Ireland debuts against the United States. Murphy and Easterby celebrated the occasion by scoring two tries each.^[6]

• Manager: Warren Gatland
• Assistant Manager: Eddie O'Sullivan
• Captain: Keith Wood

Complete list of matches played by Ireland in the Americas:^[7][8][9]

3 June 2000

Argentina	34–23	Ireland
Tries: Ignacio Corleto Martín Scelzo Con: Quesada (2) Pen: Quesada (5)	Report[10]	Tries: Malcolm O'Kelly Justin Bishop Rob Henderson Con: David Humphreys Pen: David Humphreys (2)

Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)

Argentina

Ireland

Argentina: Ignacio Corleto; Octavio Bartolucci, Eduardo Simone (Felipe Contepomi), Juan Fernández Miranda, Diego Albanese; Gonzalo Quesada, Agustín Pichot (capt); Gonzalo Longo, Rolando Martín, Santiago Phelan, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, Alejandro Allub, Martín Scelzo, Federico Méndez, Mauricio Reggiardo. Coach: Marcelo Loffreda
Ireland: P. McKenna (36' M. Mullins); S. Horgan, R. Henderson, K. Maggs, J. Bishop; D. Humphreys, (R. O'Gara), P. Stringer; A. Foley (A. Ward), D. Wallace, S. Easterby; M. O'Kelly, M. Galwey; J. Hayes, K. Wood (capt), P. Clohessy. Coach: W. Gatland

10 June 2000

United States	3–83	Ireland
Pen: Wells	Report[11][12]	Tries: Mike Mullins (3) Geordan Murphy (2) Guy Easterby (2) Simon Easterby (2) Malcolm O'Kelly Paul Wallace David Humphreys James Topping Con: O'Gara (8) David Humphreys

Singer Family Park, Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

17 June 2000

Canada	27–27	Ireland
Tries: Winston Stanley Phil Murphy Scott Stewart Con: Scott Stewart (3) Pen: Scott Stewart (2)	Report[13]	Tries: Shane Horgan Justin Bishop Paul Wallace Pen: David Humphreys Ronan O'Gara (3)

Fletcher's Fields, Markham, Ontario Referee: Joel Dume (France)

Canada

Ireland

Canada: W. Stanley; M. Irvine, N. Witkowski, K. Nichols, S. Fauth; S. Stewart, M. Williams; P. Murphy, R. Banks, G. Dixon; J. Tait, E. Knaggs; J. Thiel, P. Dunkley, R. Snow. Coach:
Ireland: D. Crotty; S. Horgan, M. Mullins, K. Maggs, J. Bishop; D. Humphreys, P. Stringer; A. Foley, A. Ward, S. Easterby; J. Davidson, M. Galwey; J. Hayes, K. Wood (capt), J. Fitzpatrick. Coach: W. Gatland