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2025 Ireland rugby union tour of Georgia and Portugal

As part of the 2025 July internationals, Ireland rugby union team faced Georgia and Portugal.

This was the first time Georgia hosted Ireland in a test match, and the first time Ireland and Portugal have faced each other.

This was Ireland's first tour to a Tier 2 nation since their 2017 tour to Japan, and their first in Europe since 1988.

The tour coincided with the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, meaning the Irish squad was without 15 of their senior players, and coaching team of Andy Farrell, Simon Easterby, John Fogarty and Andrew Goodman.

Fixtures

Squad

On 4 June, Ireland named 32-player squad for their July internationals against Georgia and Portugal.

  • Caps and clubs as of first match on tour (12 July)

Matches

Georgia

Notes:

Portugal

Notes:

  • Francisco Almeida, Guilherme Costa (both Portugal), Shayne Bolton, Hugh Gavin and Alex Kendellen (all Ireland) made their international debuts.
  • Portugal suffered their biggest defeat, which had previously been their 108–13 loss to New Zealand during the 2007 Rugby World Cup; the last time they had conceded more than 100 points in a test match,
  • Ireland set a new record for their biggest win, surpassing their record held since 2000 against the United States when they won 83–3.
  • This was the first time Ireland had scored more than 100 points in a game.

See also

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