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Ireland's Test Record

Ireland’s test record (as of 28^th Aug 2011):

Against	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %
Argentina	17	9	7	1	52.94
Australia	26	7	18	1	26.92
England	125	46	71	8	36.8
France	89	29	55	5	32.58
Italy	19	16	3	0	84.21
New Zealand	24	0	23	1	0
Russia	1	1	0	0	100
South Africa	20	4	15	1	20
United States	6	6	0	0	100
Wales	115	46	63	6	40

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IRB World Rankings

IRB World Rankings
Top 20 Rankings as of 5th Sept 2011
Rank	Team	Points
1	New Zealand	90.55
2	Australia	88.84
3	South Africa	85.69
4	France	83.78
5	England	82.89
6	Wales	80.79
7	Scotland	78.83
8	Ireland	78.50
9	Argentina	78.40
10	Samoa	74.54
11	Italy	73.88
12	Tonga	72.48
13	Japan	71.95
14	Canada	71.56
15	Fiji	70.83
16	Georgia	70.30
17	Romania	65.69
18	United States	65.00
19	Russia	61.92
20	Namibia	61.42

Ireland 30 Man Squad

Player-----Position----Date of Birth (Age)----Caps----Club/province

1. Rory Best Hooker 15 August 1982 (age 29) 50 Ulster

2. Sean Cronin Hooker 6 May 1986 (age 25) 13 Leinster

3. Jerry Flannery Hooker 17 October 1978 (age 32) 40 Munster

4. Tony Buckley Prop 8 August 1980 (age 31) 23 Sale Sharks

5. Tom Court Prop 6 November 1980 (age 30) 21 Ulster

6. Cian Healy Prop 7 October 1987 (age 23) 21 Leinster

7. Mike Ross Prop 21 December 1979 (age 31) 10 Leinster

8. Leo Cullen Lock 9 January 1978 (age 33) 31 Leinster

9. Donncha O'Callaghan Lock 24 March 1979 (age 32) 75 Munster

10. Paul O'Connell (VC) Lock 20 October 1979 (age 31) 78 Munster

11. Donnacha Ryan Lock 11 December 1983 (age 27) 10 Munster

12. Stephen Ferris Flanker 2 August 1985 (age 26) 26 Ulster

13. Shane Jennings Flanker 8 July 1981 (age 30) 10 Leinster

14. Sean O'Brien Flanker 14 February 1987 (age 24) 11 Leinster

15. Jamie Heaslip Number 8 15 December 1983 (age 27) 38 Leinster

16. Denis Leamy Number 8 27 November 1981 (age 29) 53 Munster

17. Isaac Boss Scrum-half 9 April 1980 (age 31) 14 Leinster

18. Conor Murray Scrum-half 20 April 1989 (age 22) 2 Munster

19. Eoin Reddan Scrum-half 20 November 1980 (age 30) 32 Leinster

20. Ronan O'Gara Fly-half 7 March 1977 (age 34) 111 Munster

21. Jonathan Sexton Fly-half 11 July 1985 (age 26) 19 Leinster

22. Gordon D'Arcy Centre 10 February 1980 (age 31) 59 Leinster

23. Fergus McFadden Centre 17 June 1986 (age 25) 5 Leinster

24. Brian O'Driscoll (C) Centre 21 January 1979 (age 32) 113 Leinster

25. Paddy Wallace Centre 27 August 1979 (age 32) 28 Ulster

26. Tommy Bowe Wing 22 February 1984 (age 27) 40 Ospreys

27. Keith Earls Wing 2 October 1987 (age 23) 21 Munster

28. Andrew Trimble Wing 20 October 1984 (age 26) 36 Ulster

29. Rob Kearney Fullback 26 March 1986 (age 25) 29 Leinster

30. Geordan Murphy Fullback 19 April 1978 (age 33) 70 Leicester Tigers