1985 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan

1985 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan
Summary	P W D L
Total	05 05 00 00
Opponent	P W D L
Japan	2 2 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour	South Africa 1981
Next tour	France 1988

The

scored two tries as the Irish came from being level-pegging at 12–12 at half-time, to leading 33–15 with a second half spurt by the final whistle .^[1]

Matches

Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
East Japan XV	42	15	19 May 1985	Morioka
Japan B	34	10	21 May 1985	Sendai
Japan	48	13	26 May 1985	Hanazono Field , Osaka
West Japan XV	44	13	29 May 1985	Nagoya
Japan	33	15	2 June 1985	Chichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo

Touring party

Source:^[2]

• Manager: Des McKibbin
• Assistant Manager: Mick Doyle
• Medical Officer: J. Gallagher
• Captain: Ciaran Fitzgerald (St Mary's College)

Backs

• P. Rainey (Ballymena)
• H. MacNeill (Oxford U, London Irish)
• T. Ringland (Ballymena)
• K. Crossan (Instonians)
• M. Kiernan (Lansdowne, Dolphin)
• B. Mullin (Dublin U)
• M. Finn (Cork Con)
• T. McMaster (Bangor)
• J. Hewitt (NIFC) joined tour as replacement
• P. Dean (St Mary’s Coll)
• R. Keyes (Cork Con)
• M. Bradley (Cork Con)
• R. Brady (Ballymena)

Forwards

• P. Kennedy (London Irish)
• M. Fitzpatrick (Wanderers)
• J. McCoy (Dungannon)
• P. Orr (Old Wesley)
• C. Fitzgerald (St Mary’s Coll)
• Capt. H. Harbison (Bective Rangers)
• B. McCall (London Irish)
• W. Anderson (Dungannon)
• D. Lenihan (Cork Con)
• N. Carr (Ards)
• P. Matthews (Ards)
• B. Spillane (Bohemians)
• P. Kenny (Wanderers)
• P. Collins (Highfield)

References