The Ireland coaching team have revealed the 31-man squad that will travel to Japan on Wednesday, September 11 to compete at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The selected squad is captained by Ulster hooker Rory Best who will play at a fourth Rugby World Cup having been involved in the 2007, 2011 and 2015 tournaments. 28 September 2019 Rugby Union 1686 Ireland led 12-3 but were eventually outplayed by the tournament hosts Hosts Japan pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Rugby World Cup history as Sam Tremlett October 3, 2019 In what was a one-sided affair, Ireland took the bonus-point win over Russia 2019 Rugby World Cup: Ireland v Russia 2019 Rugby World Cup: Ireland 35-0 Russia Head-to-head Played - 3 Ireland wins - 3 Russia wins - 0 Most recent meeting - Ireland 62-12 Russia (25 September 2011) The Brave Blossoms light up the Rugby World Cup with a stunning 19-12 victory over Ireland as Kenki Fukuoka nabbed the winning try Ireland Rugby World Cup Fixtures. Sun 22 Sep Ireland 27-3 Scotland (Yokohama) Match report. Sat 28 Sep Japan 19-12 Ireland (Shizuoka) Match report. Thu 3 Oct Ireland 35-0 Russia (Kobe) Match report. Sat 12 Oct Ireland 47-5 Samoa (Fukuoka) Match report. Sat 19 Oct QF2 New Zealand 46-14 Ireland (Tokyo) Match report. RW Staff October 12, 2019 Ireland get the bonus-point win they needed against Samoa to guarantee a quarter-final berth Mind the gap: Johnny Sexton runs in his first try (Getty Images) TAGS: Samoa 2019 Rugby World Cup: Ireland 47-5 Samoa Head-to-head Played - 7 Ireland wins - 6 Samoa wins - 1 Did You Know? Mon 9 Sep 2019 09.30 BST. In the first of a series on all 20 World Cup teams, our global experts' network focuses on Ireland, who head to Japan ranked as the No1 team in the world. We run through all the changes following South Africa's 12-11 victory in the final of Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 plus round-up the results from the latest round of matches in the Rugby Europe Trophy and Conference and the Victoria Cup in Africa. Rugby World Cup 2019 • Extended Highlights - Editor's Pick 12:17 mins Extended Highlights : Quarter-Finals - New Zealand v Ireland 2019 Rugby World Cup: Ireland 27-3 Scotland. Head-to-head. Played - 136. Ireland wins - 64. Scotland wins - 67. Draws - 5. Did You Know? Ireland beat more than twice as many defenders as Scotland - 17 to eight - while the Scots made three times as many offloads with nine to Ireland's three. RbgQe9.