The Ireland national team dates to 1875, when it played its first international match against England. Ireland reached number 1 in the World Rugby Rankings for the first time in 2019; the team returned to number 1 for a second time on 18 July 2022 and did not relinquish the top spot until 2 October 2023.
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The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ...
Ireland has four professional teams, organised by the four provincial unions that make up the IRFU, Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connacht, who compete in the ...
The history of the Ireland national rugby union team began in 1875, when Ireland played its first international match, a 0–7 loss against England.
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in international rugby union and plays in the Six Nations Championship and Rugby ...
The Ireland women's national rugby union team represents Ireland in international women's rugby union competitions such as the Women's Six Nations ...
List of Ireland national rugby union players is a list of men who have played for the Ireland national rugby union team. Note the list only includes men who ...
Ireland national rugby union team, administered by the Irish Rugby Football Union. · Ireland women's national rugby union team, administered by the Irish Rugby ...
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The Ireland national rugby union team have played in all ten Rugby World Cup tournaments. They have reached the quarter-finals at all but two tournaments, ...