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| STATISTICS |
| IRFU FOUNDED: 1874 OLDEST CLUB: Dublin University Football Club 1854 BIGGEST WINNING POINTS MARGIN: 80 V USA 2000 MOST CAPPED PLAYER: CMH Gibson 69 (1964-1979) LONGEST INTERNATIONAL CAREER: AJF O'Reilly 16 seasons (1955-1970) CMH Gibson 16 seasons (1964-1979) MOST CONSECUTIVE TESTS: 52 Willie John McBride (1964-1975) MOST INTERNATIONALS AS CAPTAIN: 24 TJ Kiernan (1963-1973) MOST TRIES BY IRELAND IN AN INTERNATIONAL: 13 V USA 2000 MOST POINTS IN INTERNATIONALS: 308 MJ Kiernan 43 matches (1982-1991) MOST TRIES IN INTERNATIONALS: 17 BJ Mullin 55 matches (1984-1995) MOST CONVERSIONS IN INTERNATIONALS: 40 MJ Kiernan 43 matches (1982-1991) MOST DROPPED GOALS IN INTERNATIONALS: 7 RA Lloyd 19 matches (1910-1920) 7 SO Campbell 22 matches (1976-1984) MOST PENALTY GOALS IN INTERNATIONALS: 62 MJ Kiernan 43 matches (1982-1991) LONGEST WINNING SEQUENCE: 6 matches (1968-1969) LONGEST LOSING SEQUENCE: 11 matches (1991-1993) FIRST INTERNATIONAL(20 per team):Ireland V England at the Oval 15th February 1875 FIRST INTERNATIONAL(15 per team): England V Ireland at the Oval 5th February 1877 |
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