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History of rugby union matches between Ireland and the Barbarians

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Ireland and the Barbarians have played each other six times to date. The Barbarians have won five of these matches while Ireland has only won once. Ireland's sole victory came in 2008 by a score of 39–14.[1] The most recent encounter between the two teams was during the 2015 mid-year rugby union internationals, with the Barbarians winning by a score of 22–21.[2] Three of the Barbarians' victories, in 2000, 2012 and 2015, have been by a single point.

Summary

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Overall

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Details Played Won by Ireland Won by Barbarians Drawn Ireland points Barbarians points
In Ireland 4 0 4 0 112 152
Neutral venue 2 1 1 0 67 43
Overall 6 1 5 0 179 195

Matches

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Date Venue Score Victor Comments Match Report Attendance
18 May 1996 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 38–70 Barbarians Peace International [3] 30,000
28 May 2000 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 30–31 Barbarians [4]
27 May 2008 Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 14–39  Ireland 2008 mid-year match [1] 12,000
4 June 2010 Thomond Park, Limerick 23–29 Barbarians 2010 mid-year match [5] 25,600
29 May 2012 Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 29–28 Barbarians 2012 mid-year match [6] 11,654
28 May 2015 Thomond Park, Limerick 21–22 Barbarians 2015 mid-year match [2] 16,111

References

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  1. ^ a b "Irish enjoy Baa-Baa stroll". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Schmidt's Ireland lose out to entertaining Barbarians in Limerick". Yahoo News. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ "REMEMBERING THE 1996 PEACE INTERNATIONAL". World Rugby Museum. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Ireland defeat to Barbarians made worse by injuries". espnscrum. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Ireland outfought by Baa Baas". espnscrum. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Barbarians 29-28 Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2022.