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  • Ireland vs New Zealand All Blacks all-time record

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    Ireland's all-time record against New Zealand is heavily favored toward the All Blacks, with New Zealand winning the vast majority of their matches. As of 2024, New Zealand leads the head-to-head record by a significant margin, having won over 90% of their encounters. Ireland has secured only a handful of victories against New Zealand throughout…

  • Johnny Sexton career statistics and achievements

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    Johnny Sexton is Ireland's most capped fly-half with 108 international caps and served as captain from 2019-2023, winning three Six Nations titles and leading Ireland to the top world ranking in 2023. He achieved 973 international points across his career and won a Grand Slam in 2009, multiple Heineken Cups with Leinster, and was nominated…

  • Ireland Six Nations championship wins by year

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    Ireland has won the Six Nations Championship (or its predecessor the Five Nations) in the following years: 1935, 1938, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1960, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2009, 2015, 2018, and 2023. Their most recent victory was in 2023. Ireland has also won numerous Triple Crowns and shared titles throughout Six Nations history.

  • Brian O’Driscoll career achievements and records

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    Brian O'Driscoll is widely regarded as one of rugby's greatest players, earning 133 caps for Ireland and captaining the team 83 times while winning three Six Nations Grand Slams and two Triple Crowns. He scored 46 tries for Ireland, was named World Rugby Player of the Year in 2003, and won 8 caps for the…

  • Ireland Rugby World Cup history and performance

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    Ireland has reached the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals five times (1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2015) but has never won the tournament or advanced beyond the quarter-finals. The team's best performances came in 2003 when they reached the quarter-finals and in 2023 when they topped their pool before losing to New Zealand in the quarter-finals. Ireland…

  • How many Six Nations titles has Ireland won

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    Ireland has won the Six Nations Championship 14 times, most recently in 2023. They have also won the Grand Slam (defeating all five opponents) on three occasions: in 1948, 2009, and 2023.

  • Munster rugby all-time leading try scorers

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    Ronan O'Gara is Munster's all-time leading try scorer with 46 tries, followed by Keith Earls with 45 tries and Andrew Conway with 32 tries. O'Gara's prolific try-scoring record was built during his 14 years with the province from 2000 to 2010, primarily from his position as fly-half.

  • How many times has Ireland won the Six Nations

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    Ireland has won the Six Nations Championship 14 times, most recently in 2023. Their first victory came in 1935, and they have claimed multiple titles across different eras of the competition, establishing themselves as one of the tournament's most successful nations.

  • Ireland vs New Zealand all-time record

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    Ireland has won 7 matches against New Zealand out of 35 all-time meetings, with New Zealand leading the head-to-head record significantly. The All Blacks have dominated this fixture historically, though Ireland has had notable recent victories including a 2016 win in Chicago and a 2018 victory in Dublin.

  • Johnny Sexton career achievements and records

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    Johnny Sexton is Ireland's most-capped fly-half with 111 caps, won a Grand Slam in 2018, and was World Rugby Player of the Year in 2018. He holds the record for most points scored by an Irish player and led Leinster to four European Champions Cups. Sexton retired in 2023 as one of rugby's greatest number…