1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand

1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
Top test point scorer(s)	Greg Cooper (31)
Top test try scorer(s)	Frank Bunce (4)
Summary
P	W
Total
08	03
Test match
02	00
Opponent
P	W
New Zealand
2	0
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Namibia 1991
Next tour	Australia 1994

1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand. The Ireland national rugby union team embarked on their second tour of New Zealand, having previously visited in 1976.^[1] The tour party included father and son – tour manager Noel Murphy and his son Kenny Murphy. In 1993 Mick Galwey, Vince Cunningham, Richard Wallace and Nick Popplewell all returned to New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions.

Non-international matches

Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.

Opposing team	For	Against	Date	Venue
South Canterbury	21	16	13 May 1992	Fraser Park, Timaru
Canterbury	13	38	16 May 1992	Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Bay of Plenty	39	23	20 May 1992	International Stadium, Rotorua
Auckland	7	62	23 May 1992	Eden Park, Auckland
Poverty Bay – East Coast	22	7	26 May 1992	Rugby Park, Gisborne
Manawatu	24	58	2 June 1992	The Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North

30 May 1992

New Zealand	24–21	Ireland
Tries: Bunce (2) Clarke Henderson Con: Cooper (4) Pen:	Report^[2]	Tries: Jim Staples Vince Cunningham (2) Con: Peter Russell (3) Pen: Russell

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: AR MacNeill (Australia)

6 June 1992

New Zealand	59–6	Ireland
Tries:Bunce (2) Clarke Cooper (2) ID Jones Kirwan Pene (2) Strachan Timu Con: Cooper (6) Pen: Cooper	Report^[3]	Tries: Neville Furlong Con: Peter Russell

Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: AR MacNeill (Australia)

^ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
^ "IRELAND TOUR - Dunedin, 30 May 1992". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
^ "IRELAND TOUR - Wellington, 6 June 1992". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.