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The '''Saint Patrick's Day Test''' (also known as the Donnybrook Cup) is an international [[rugby league]] football match played between the [[United States national rugby league team|United States]] and [[Ireland national rugby league A team|Ireland A]]. The game is usually held on or around March 17 to coincide with [[Saint Patrick's Day]]. In 2020 the first two fixtures were regraded to full international status when the Ireland A teams for those two games were upgraded to senior national status, due to the similarity of the squads involved in those games, the Scotland fixture of 1995 and the Emerging Nations World Cup of 1995 (with the Scotland game also afforded full international status).<ref>[http://www.wearerugby.com/news/articles/tomahawks-host-ireland Tomahawks To Host Ireland | We Are Rugby<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718010215/http://www.wearerugby.com/news/articles/tomahawks-host-ireland |date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref>
The '''Saint Patrick's Day Test''' also known as the '''Donnybrook Cup''' was an international [[rugby league]] football match played between the [[United States national rugby league team|United States]] and [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland]] from 1995 to 2012. The game was usually held on or around March 17 to coincide with [[Saint Patrick's Day]]. There have been eight matches, with five won by the USA and three won by Ireland. Ireland competed as a full test side for the first two matches, winning both. In 2020 the first two fixtures were regarded to full international status as the Ireland A teams for those two games were upgraded to senior national status, due to the similarity of the squads involved in those games.<ref>[http://www.wearerugby.com/news/articles/tomahawks-host-ireland Tomahawks To Host Ireland | We Are Rugby<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718010215/http://www.wearerugby.com/news/articles/tomahawks-host-ireland |date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref> In 2021 [[USA Rugby League|USARL]] and [[Rugby League Ireland|RLI]] were in talks to re-establish back the fixture in 2023.<ref name="Fixture restart">{{cite web |title=USA Ireland discuss re-establishing St Paddy's Day match: AGM |url=https://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/2021/12/21/usa-ireland-discuss-re-establishing-st-paddys-day-match-agm/ |website=Rugby League Planet |date=21 December 2021 |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref> However, the match never took place.
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! Date !! Home !! Score !! Away !! Venue !! Attendance
! Date !! Home !! Score !! Away !! Venue !! Attendance !! Ref.
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| 16 March 1995 || {{rl|USA}} || 22–24 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} '''[[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland ]]'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [[RFK Stadium]], [[Washington D.C.]] ||
| 16 March 1995 || {{rl|USA}} || 22–24 || '''{{rl|IRE}}''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[RFK Stadium]], [[Washington D.C.]] || ||
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| 16 March 1996 || {{rl|USA}} || 6–26 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} '''[[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland ]]'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [[RFK Stadium]], [[Washington D.C.]] ||
| 16 March 1996 || {{rl|USA}} || 12–14 || '''{{rl|IRE}}''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[RFK Stadium]], [[Washington D.C.]] || ||
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| 18 March 2000 || '''{{rl|USA}}''' || 19–6 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]|| ||
| 18 March 2000 || '''{{rl|USA}}''' || 19–6 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]|| || ||
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| 16 March 2002 || '''{{rl|USA}}''' || 24–22 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]|| ||
| 16 March 2002 || '''{{rl|USA}}''' || 24–22 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]|| || ||
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| 15 March 2003 || '''{{rl|USA}}''' || 20–16 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]|| ||
| 15 March 2003 || '''{{rl|USA}}''' || 20–16 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]|| || ||
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| 24 March 2004 || '''{{rl|USA}}''' || 41–10 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]|| ||
| 24 March 2004 || '''{{rl|USA}}''' || 41–10 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]|| [[Memorial Stadium (Savannah)|Memorial Stadium]], [[Savannah, Georgia]] || || <ref name="USA IRE A 04">{{cite web |title=United States of America vs. Ireland A |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/dates/24-march-2004/usa-vs-ireland-a.html |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref>
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| 22 March 2011 || {{rl|USA}} || 8–26 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} '''[[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland A]]'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Garthwaite Stadium]], [[Philadelphia]] || <ref>[http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000088 Report]</ref>
| 22 March 2011 || {{rl|USA}} || 8–26 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} '''[[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Garthwaite Stadium]], [[Philadelphia]] || 1,000|| <ref name="USA IRE A 2011">{{cite web |title=United States of America vs. Ireland A |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/dates/16-october-2011/usa-vs-ireland-a.html |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000088 Report]</ref>
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| 18 March 2012 || '''{{rl|USA}}''' || 38–20 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Widener University]], [[Philadelphia]] || <ref>[http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000345 Report]</ref>
| 18 March 2012 || '''{{rl|USA}}''' || 38–20 || {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} [[Ireland A national rugby league team|Ireland A]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Widener University]], [[Philadelphia]] || c. 2000|| <ref name="USA IRE 2012">{{cite web |title=Tomahawks Win Back the Donnybrook Cup |url=https://www.rugbyleagueinternationalscores.com/index.php/2012/03/tomahawks-win-back-the-donnybrook-cup/ |website=Rugby League International Scores |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>
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[[Category:Saint Patrick's Day|Test]]
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Latest revision as of 14:34, 23 July 2024

Saint Patrick's Day Rugby League Test match
SportRugby league
Instituted1995
Number of teams2
RegionInternational (RLIF)
Most titles United States (5 titles)
Related competitionColonial Cup

The Saint Patrick's Day Test also known as the Donnybrook Cup was an international rugby league football match played between the United States and Ireland from 1995 to 2012. The game was usually held on or around March 17 to coincide with Saint Patrick's Day. There have been eight matches, with five won by the USA and three won by Ireland. Ireland competed as a full test side for the first two matches, winning both. In 2020 the first two fixtures were regarded to full international status as the Ireland A teams for those two games were upgraded to senior national status, due to the similarity of the squads involved in those games.[1] In 2021 USARL and RLI were in talks to re-establish back the fixture in 2023.[2] However, the match never took place.

Matches

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Date Home Score Away Venue Attendance Ref.
16 March 1995  United States 22–24  Ireland United States RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
16 March 1996  United States 12–14  Ireland United States RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
18 March 2000  United States 19–6 Ireland Ireland A
16 March 2002  United States 24–22 Ireland Ireland A
15 March 2003  United States 20–16 Ireland Ireland A
24 March 2004  United States 41–10 Ireland Ireland A Memorial Stadium, Savannah, Georgia [3]
22 March 2011  United States 8–26 Ireland Ireland A United States Garthwaite Stadium, Philadelphia 1,000 [4][5]
18 March 2012  United States 38–20 Ireland Ireland A United States Widener University, Philadelphia c. 2000 [6]

References

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  1. ^ Tomahawks To Host Ireland | We Are Rugby Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "USA Ireland discuss re-establishing St Paddy's Day match: AGM". Rugby League Planet. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ "United States of America vs. Ireland A". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ "United States of America vs. Ireland A". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ Report
  6. ^ "Tomahawks Win Back the Donnybrook Cup". Rugby League International Scores. Retrieved 21 August 2022.


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