Ireland Wolfhounds
The Ireland Wolfhounds (also known as Ireland A and Ireland B) are the second national rugby union team of Ireland, behind the Ireland national team. They previously competed in the Churchill Cup together with the England Saxons, the national teams of Canada and the United States, as well as a selection of other nations' 1st, 2nd and 3rd representative sides (including Scotland A and the New Zealand Māori). They also played against other Six Nations countries' A sides during the Six Nations. They have intermittently played touring sides, namely South Africa in 2000, the All Blacks in 2001 and Australia in 2006. On the 21 June 2009, Ireland A won their first Churchill Cup, beating the England Saxons 49–22 in the final. They also won the Churchill Plate three times in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Initially named Ireland B, the side was redesignated to Ireland A from the 1992–1993 season. They were once again renamed the Ireland Wolfhounds in January 2010. This name was inspired by a nomadic invitational side, which competed between 1956 and 1987 against other club sides throughout Ireland. The Wolfhounds have not competed in a competition since the IRFU declined to compete in the 2016 Tbilisi Cup. Ireland A played their first match in over seven years against the All Blacks XV in November 2022 at the RDS losing 19–47. Squad The Ireland Wolfhounds 23-man match day squad which was selected to play All Blacks XV on 4 November 2022 included: Results Home sides are listed first. 1940s 26 January 1946: Ireland XV 3–4 France, Lansdowne Stadium, Dublin 6 February 1946: England XV 14–6 Ireland XV, Twickenham Stadium, London 9 February 1946: Ireland XV 4–3 England XV, Lansdowne Stadium, Dublin 23 February 1946: Scotland XV 9–0 Ireland XV, Murrayfield, Edinburgh 9 March 1946: Wales XV 6–4 Ireland XV, Arms Park, Cardiff 1970s 6 December 1975: Ireland B 9–9 France B, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4 December 1976: France B 16–3 Ireland B, Dijon 4 December 1976: Scotland B 3–7 Ireland B, Murrayfield, Edinburgh 1 December 1979: Ireland B 13–20 Scotland B, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 1980s 6 December 1980: England B 20–15 Ireland B, Twickenham Stadium, London 4 December 1982: Ireland B 6–10 England B, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 3 December 1983: Scotland B 22–13 Ireland B, Murrayfield, Edinburgh 1 December 1984: Ireland B 23–20 Scotland B, Galway Sportsground, Galway 2 September 1989: Canada 21–24 Ireland XV, Centennial Stadium, Victoria, British Columbia 9 September 1989: United States 7–32 Ireland XV, Downing Stadium, New York 9 December 1989: Scotland B 22–22 Ireland B, Murrayfield, Edinburgh 1990s 20 October 1990: Ireland B 27–12 Argentina, Thomond Park, Limerick 22 December 1990: Ireland B 16–0 Scotland B, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 1 March 1991: Ireland B 24–10 England B, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin 28 December 1991: Scotland B 19–29 Ireland B, Murrayfield, Edinburgh 31 January 1992: England B 47–15 Ireland B, Richmond 28 December 1992: Ireland A 13―22 Scotland A, Lansdowne Stadium, Dublin 5 March 1993: Wales A 32―29 Ireland A, Newport 19 March 1993: