# 2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
## Touring party

* Manager: Brian O'Brien
* Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan
* Assistant coach: Declan Kidney
* Captain: Keith Wood

### Backs

| Justin Bishop (London Irish) Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster) Mel Deane (Sale Sharks) Guy Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets) Tyrone Howe (Dungannon/Ulster) David Humphreys (Dungannon/Ulster) | John Kelly (Cork Constitution/Munster) Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers) Brian O'Driscoll (Blackrock College/Leinster) Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster) John O'Neill (Munster) Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster) |

### Forwards

| Shane Byrne (Blackrock College/Leinster) Reggie Corrigan (Lansdowne/Leinster) Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster) Simon Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets) Anthony Foley (Shannon/Munster) Keith Gleeson (St. Mary's College/Leinster) John Hayes (Shannon/Munster) Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster) | Gary Longwell (Ballymena/Ulster) Eric Miller (Terenure College/Leinster) Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster) Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College/Leinster) Alan Quinlan (Shannon/Munster) Paul Wallace (Blackrock College/Leinster) Keith Wood (NEC Harlequins) |

## Matches

* 8 June 2002
| Divisional XV | 3–56 | Ireland XV |
| Pen: Flutey | Report | Try: O'Driscoll (3) Humphreys Bishop Dempsey Foley Deane Murphy Con: Humphreys (4) Pen: Humphreys |
* Fraser Park, Timaru Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
* 15 June 2002
| New Zealand | 15–6 | Ireland |
| Try: Howlett MacDonald Con: Mehrtens Pen: Mehrtens | Report | Pen: O'Gara Drop: O'Driscoll |
* Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Joel Jutge (France)
New Zealand: 15. Leon MacDonald, 14. Doug Howlett, 13. Tana Umaga, 12. Aaron Mauger, 11. Caleb Ralph, 10. Andrew Mehrtens, 9. Justin Marshall, 8. Scott Robertson, 7. Richie McCaw, 6. Reuben Thorne (c), 5. Norm Maxwell, 4. Chris Jack, 3. Greg Somerville, 2. Mark Hammett, 1. Dave Hewett – Replacements: Daryl Gibson, Joe McDonnell, Jonah Lomu – Unused: Tom Willis, Taine Randell, Marty Holah, Byron Kelleher
Ireland: 15. Girvan Dempsey, 14. Geordan Murphy, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 12. John Kelly, 11. Justin Bishop, 10. Ronan O'Gara, 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Anthony Foley, 7. Keith Gleeson, 6. Simon Easterby, 5. Paul O'Connell, 4. Gary Longwell, 3. John Hayes, 2. Keith Wood (c), 1. Reggie Corrigan – Replacements: Malcolm O'Kelly, David Humphreys – Unused: Shane Byrne, Paul Wallace, Alan Quinlan, Guy Easterby, Mel Deane
* 22 June 2002
| New Zealand | 40–8 | Ireland |
| Try: MacDonald (2) Ralph Kelleher Holah Con: Mehrtens (3) Pen: Mehrtens (3) | Report | Try: Longwell Drop: O'Driscoll |
* Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
New Zealand: 15. Leon MacDonald, 14. Jonah Lomu, 13. Mark Robinson, 12. Aaron Mauger, 11. Caleb Ralph, 10. Andrew Mehrtens, 9. Justin Marshall, 8. Scott Robertson, 7. Richie McCaw, 6. Reuben Thorne (c), 5. Norm Maxwell, 4. Chris Jack, 3. Greg Somerville, 2. Mark Hammett, 1. Dave Hewett – Replacements: 17. Joe McDonnell, 18. Simon Maling, 19. Marty Holah, 20. Byron Kelleher, 21. Daryl Gibson, 22. Doug Howlett – Unused: Tom Willis
Ireland: 15. Girvan Dempsey, 14. Geordan Murphy, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 12. John Kelly, 11. Justin Bishop, 10. Ronan O'Gara, 9. Peter Stringer, 8. Anthony Foley, 7. Keith Gleeson, 6. Simon Easterby, 5. Malcolm O'Kelly, 4. Gary Longwell, 3. John Hayes, 2. Keith Wood (c), 1. Reggie Corrigan – Replacements: 16. Shane Byrne, 17. Paul Wallace, 18. Leo Cullen, 19. Alan Quinlan , 21. David Humphreys – Unused: 20. Guy Easterby, 22. Mel Deane