O’Halloran scores two tries as Ireland downs Canada 52-21 in test match
DUBLIN — Ireland’s second-stringers upheld their unbeaten rugby record against Canada in a 52-21 win at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.
The Canadian men, ranked 18th in the world, dropped to 0-7-1 all-time against fourth-ranked Ireland.
Tiernan O’Halloran, Keith Earls, Luke Marshall, Ultan Dillane, Kieran Marmion and James Tracy also had tries for the Irish in front of a sold-out crowd that included the Irish and Canadian women’s rugby teams.
Veterans DTH van der Merwe, Taylor Paris, and Matt Evans scored tries for Canada while Gordon McRorie was successful on all three conversions. Van der Merwe moved to within three tries of tying Winston Stanley’s all-time record of 24 for Canada. Captain Aaron Carpenter tied Al Charron’s Canadian record of 76 caps.