2016 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa

2016 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
Coach(es)Joe Schmidt
Tour captain(s)Rory Best
Top test point scorer(s)Paddy Jackson (40)
Top test try scorer(s)5 players with 1 try
Summary
P W D L
Total
03 01 00 02
Test match
03 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
3 2 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourArgentina 2014
Next tourJapan 2017

In June 2016, Ireland played a three test series against South Africa as part of the 2016 mid-year rugby union tests.[1] It was the first time that Ireland had played a test series against South Africa in South Africa since 2004. They played the Springboks across the three weeks that the June International window is allocated to; 11 June–25 June. The series was part of the fourth year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which ran through to 2019.[2]

  1. ^ "Irish Rugby". irishrugby.ie.
  2. ^ "Rugby Week". rugbyweek.net. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.