Saint Patrick's Day Test facts for kids

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Saint Patrick's Day Rugby League Test match

Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	1995
Number of teams	2
Region	International (RLIF)
Most titles	United States (5 titles)
Related competition	Colonial Cup

The Saint Patrick's Day Test, also known as the Donnybrook Cup, was a special international rugby league game. It was played between the United States and Ireland. These matches usually happened around March 17th, which is Saint Patrick's Day.

The game series ran from 1995 to 2012. There were eight matches in total. The USA team won five of these games, and Ireland won three. For the first two matches, Ireland played with their full national team. They won both of those games. Later, in 2020, the first two games were officially recognized as full international matches. This was because the teams Ireland used were very similar to their main national squad. In 2021, the USARL and RLI talked about bringing the game back in 2023, but it did not happen.

Match History

This table shows all the games played in the Saint Patrick's Day Test. You can see the date, who played at home, the final score, the away team, and where the game took place.

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance	Ref.
16 March 1995	United States	22–24	Ireland	RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
16 March 1996	United States	12–14	Ireland	RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
18 March 2000	United States	19–6	Ireland A
16 March 2002	United States	24–22	Ireland A
15 March 2003	United States	20–16	Ireland A
24 March 2004	United States	41–10	Ireland A	Memorial Stadium, Savannah, Georgia
22 March 2011	United States	8–26	Ireland A	Charles Martin Memorial Stadium, Philadelphia	1,000
18 March 2012	United States	38–20	Ireland A	Widener University, Philadelphia	c. 2000

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