Country Summary : Ireland

Team Colours : Green jerseys, white shorts, green socks.

Irish Rugby Football Union founded: 1874 in Dublin (but Ulster were 
	not informed. A second foundation in 1879 included Ulster and
	centenaries were celebrated in both 1974 and 1979!)

World Cup track record:
1995 World Cup: Lost to France in quarter-finals 36-12
1991 World Cup: Quarter Finals, Lost 18 - 19 to Australia
1987 World Cup: Quarter Finals, Lost by a large margin to
                                  Australia.

Recent Internationals:
1993  5 Nations:
Lost to Scotland away and France at home.
Won against Wales away and England at home.

1994 season:
Beat Romania in warm up.
5 Nations:
Lost 35 - 15 away to France
Lost 15-17 at home to Wales

National Setup :
Captain - Michael Bradley
Manager - Noel Murphy
Coach - Gerry Murphy

Provincial Champions:
Ulster

All Ireland League Champions:
Young Munster