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The 2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia was a series of matches played in June 2008 in New Zealand and Australia by the Ireland national rugby union team.
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Matches
| Saturday 7 June 2008 |
New Zealand  | 21–11 | Ireland  |
| Try: Sivivatu 14' m Nonu 61' c Con: Carter Pen: Carter (3) | Report[1] | Try: P. Wallace 21' m Pen: O'Gara (2) |
| Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 33,743 Referee:  Chris White |
| Mils Muliaina | FB | 15 | FB | Rob Kearney |
| Anthony Tuitavake | W | 14 | W | Shane Horgan |
| Conrad Smith | C | 13 | C | Brian O'Driscoll (capt.) |
| Ma'a Nonu | C | 12 | C | Paddy Wallace |
| Sitiveni Sivivatu | W | 11 | W | Tommy Bowe |
| Dan Carter | FH | 10 | FH | Ronan O'Gara |
| Andy Ellis | SH | 9 | SH | Eoin Reddan |
| Jerome Kaino | N8 | 8 | N8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| (capt.) Richie McCaw | F | 7 | F | David Wallace |
| Rodney So'oialo | F | 6 | F | Denis Leamy |
| Ali Williams | L | 5 | L | Paul O'Connell |
| Brad Thorn | L | 4 | L | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| John Afoa | P | 3 | P | John Hayes |
| Andrew Hore | H | 2 | H | Jerry Flannery |
| Neemia Tialata | P | 1 | P | Marcus Horan |
| Replacements | ||||
 Keven Mealamu | H | 16 | H | Rory Best |
| John Schwalger | P | 17 | P | Tony Buckley |
| Anthony Boric | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll | ||
| Adam Thomson | F | 19 | N8 | Shane Jennings |
| Jimmy Cowan | 20 | SH | Peter Stringer | |
| Stephen Donald | 21 | FB | Geordan Murphy | |
| Leon MacDonald | P | 22 | Girvan Dempsey | |
| Coaches | ||||
| Graham Henry | Declan Kidney  |
| Saturday 14 June 2008 |
Australia  | 18–12 | Ireland |
| Try: Barnes 6' m Horwill 21' c Con: Giteau Pen: Giteau (2) | Report[2] | Try: Leamy 15' c O'Driscoll 62' m Con: O'Gara |
| Telstra Dome, Melbourne Attendance: 41,700 Referee:  Christophe Berdos |
| Cameron Shepherd | FB | 15 | FB | Rob Kearney |
| Peter Hynes | W | 14 | W | Shane Horgan  59' |
| (capt.) Stirling Mortlock | C | 13 | C | Brian O'Driscoll (capt.) 71' |
| Berrick Barnes | C | 12 | C | Paddy Wallace |
| Lote Tuqiri | W | 11 | W | Tommy Bowe |
| Matt Giteau | FH | 10 | FH | Ronan O'Gara |
| 78' Luke Burgess | SH | 9 | SH | Peter Stringer 51' |
| 75' Wycliff Palu | N8 | 8 | N8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| George Smith | F | 7 | F | Shane Jennings 25' |
| 70' Rocky Elsom | F | 6 | F | Denis Leamy |
| Nathan Sharpe | L | 5 | L | Paul O'Connell |
| James Horwill | L | 4 | L | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| 59' Matt Dunning | P | 3 | P | John Hayes 53' |
| 74' Stephen Moore | H | 2 | H | Rory Best 51' |
| Benn Robinson | P | 1 | P | Marcus Horan 74' |
| Replacements | ||||
| 74' Adam Freier | H | 16 | H | Jerry Flannery 51' |
| 59' Al Baxter | P | 17 | P | Tony Buckley 53' |
| 70' Dean Mumm | L | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll | |
| 75' Phil Waugh | N8 | 19 | F | Stephen Ferris 25' |
| 78' Sam Cordingley | SH | 20 | SH | Eoin Reddan 51' |
| Ryan Cross | 21 | W | Geordan Murphy 59' | |
| Adam Ashley-Cooper | 22 | C | Girvan Dempsey 71' | |
| Coaches | ||||
| Robbie Deans | Declan Kidney |
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Touring party
- Manager: Michael Bradley
- Captain: Brian O'Driscoll
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