Ireland (10) 22 / USA (0) 10 (Final Score)

Ireland and the USA did battle at New Plymouth at 08:00 SA Time (18:00 NZ Time).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.

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Ireland win and had a massive advantage in the set pieces, but the USA defence was resolute and only allowed in three Irish tries.

Scorers:

Ireland:

  • Penalties – Jonathan sexton (1)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Tommy Bowe (2), Rory Best (1)
  • Conversions – Jonathan Sexton (1), Ronan O’Gara (1)

USA:

  • Penalties – James Paterson (1)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Paul Emerick (1)
  • Conversions – James Paterson (1)

Teams:

Ireland: 15 Geordan Murphy, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll 9captain), 12 Gordon D’Arcy, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Shane Jennings, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Tom Court.
Replacements: 16 Jerry Flannery, 17 Tony Buckley, 18 Donnacha Ryan, 19 Denis Leamy, 20 Eoin Reddan, 21 Sean O’Brien, 22 Andrew Trimble.

United States: 15 Blaine Scully, 14 Takudzwa Ngwenya, 13 Paul Emerick, 12 Andrew Suniula, 11 James Paterson, 10 Roland Suniula, 9 Mike Petri, 8 Nic Johnson, 7 Todd Clever (captain), 6 Louis Stanfill, 5 Hayden Smith, 4 John van der Giessen, 3 Shawn Pittman, 2 Phil Thiel, 1 Mike MacDonald.
Replacements: 16 Chris Biller, 17 Matekitonga Moeakiola, 18 Scott LaValla, 19 Pat Danahy, 20 Tim Usasz, 21 Nese Malifa, 22 Colin  Hawley.

Date: Sunday 11 September
Venue: Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Kick-off: 08.00 (18.00 NZ Time)
Expected weather: It will be cold and wet, with rain expected and a top temperature of 16° which will drop to 9°.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

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