Top Five rugby matches you attended in person

bartkingcole

Here goes for me (no particular order).

Ireland v. Australia - Lansdowne Road - RWC 1991

https://youtu.be/GE4zzWBdvaM

Ireland v. England - Croke Park - 2007

https://youtu.be/fnhsunvtxnE

Wales v Ireland - Millennium Stadium Cardiff - Grand Slam 2009

https://youtu.be/q9Mn2qiT-Bk

Munster v Leinster - Lansdowne Road - H Cup semi final 2006

https://youtu.be/vUBC8d59CPY

Munster v Biarritz - Millennium Stadium Cardiff - H Cup Final 2006

https://youtu.be/GABDRF8CBdY

ersatz

Ireland England 1985

Ireland France, Cardiff 2015 WC

Ireland ABs, Chicago.

Still feel like Mick Doyle is one of our best ever coaches.

bartkingcole

They were some classics.

Buer

Toulouse vs Leinster, 2006

New Zealand vs France 2007

Ireland vs France 2009

Leinster vs Northampton 2011

Leinster vs Toulouse 2018

phog

Hard to know my top five, I've been to some great games in Thomond Park but I'd probably go with Leinster v Munster in Lansdowne Rd in 2006, Munster v Wasps Lansdowne Rd 2004, Ireland v England Croke Park, Ireland beating the ABs in the Aviva and Munster winning their second title in Cardiff

Podge_irl

1. Clermont vs Leinster, Bordeaux 2012
2. Leinster vs Northampton, Cardiff 2011
3. Scotland vs Ireland, Edinburgh 2015 (admittedly, this is more about the day in general than the specific match)
4. Leinster vs Munster, Dublin 2009 (the 30-0 game :D )
5. Leinster vs. Toulouse, Dublin 2011

Former Former Former

France V Ireland, Six Nations 2000

Toulouse v Leinster, HC QF 2006

Ireland v France, Six Nations 2007 (even though we lost)

Leinster v Munster, HC SF 2009

Leinster v Northampton, HC final 2011

Worst? Not even close: Ireland v Argentina, RWC 2007.

crisco10

In no particular order, 3 that come to mind. (Rather than clutter it with 2 more Leinster games. lol)

• Leinster v Toulouse - 2011

https://youtu.be/A7IfT2675rQ

• New Zealand v France - 2015 (just because New Zealand were so awesome)

https://youtu.be/k8qT67ILX3Y

• Ireland v England 2023, not a great match, but hard to deny the occasion

https://youtu.be/-rCHj6NSOUM

Red Silurian

1. Garryowen V Young Munster, Dooradoyle, Wednesday night back in the 90's (I was quite young so exactly when it happened I can't confirm) the atmosphere of 7,000 people wedged in there was absolutely electric - probably the game that started the journey
2. Leinster v Munster in Lansdowne Rd in 2006
3. Leinster v Munster, in Croke Park 2009 - Despite the result
4. Munster V NZ in TP in 2008
5. Munster V Wasps in LR in 2004

Lost Ormond

Munster New Zealand 2008 in TP

Nenagh Kilfeacle First all tipp Munster Junior Cup final 2000 in Thomond Park

Ireland v NZ in Aviva 2018

Shannon v Lansdowne AIL 1999 played in clanwilliam as thomond park unavailable. best club team when all the top players played ail in a junior club in front of 5000 or so was awesome.

Munster v Leinster 2006

bartkingcole

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120879289#Comment_120879289

In terms of AIL, Mary’s v Young Munster was a cracker of a final. If I recall correctly, Brent Pope was sent off. Young Munster had an open top bus to celebrate and that bus ended up as a permanent feature in Clifford Park.

Buddy Bubs

Ireland v England 2007

Munster v wasps 2004

Munster v Glasgow 2016 just after Anthony Foley died

Ireland v Chicago 2016

Munster v Toulouse 2008

leakyboots

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120878970#Comment_120878970

For a guy who claims to be a Munster fan you sure do enjoy watching Leinster 🤣

MaddChris

Munster v Biarritz 2006 (Final)

Leinster v Munster 2006 (SF)

Munster v Gloucester 2003

Munster v Glasgow 2016

Leicester v Munster 2003 (QF)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1GK1FGUtVs

accensi0n

1. Ireland v NZ 2013

Former Former Former

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120881932#Comment_120881932

Not sure what you mean, 20% of them were Munster matches...

bilston

In chronological order (6 rather than 5)

Ireland v England 1993 (My first memories of Ireland beating England at pretty much anything, Mick Galway try to win it)

Ulster v Stade Francais 1999 (Semi Final Humph was on fire)

Ireland v England 2001 (Went in hoping we'd keep it under 40, ended up winning with Woody scoring from a lineout right in front of me)

Ireland v England 2007 (anyone who was there would surely have to include this)

Munster v Ulster 2012 (Gilroy try to knock Munster out at Thomond in the Q/F)

Ireland v New Zealand 2018 (First win in Dublin against NZ, magical try by Stockdale)

Cookiemunster

Jesus, narrowing it down to five is pretty though. In no particular order.

The miracle match against Gloucester.

The 2006 HEC semi final.

The 2006 HEC final.

The Sexton final in 2011.

The Munster V Northampton drop goal game.

And that's leaving out games like Munster V Wasps 2004 semi, the 2008 HEC final, Munster V Sale in TP in 2006, the Glasgow game the day after Foleys funeral and many others.

Never been to a big Ireland win, so none of those games I've been to on my list.