A History of Landsdowne Road - The Oldest International Rugby Ground in the World 1872 - 2007
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Landsdowne Road : The oldest International rugby ground in the world. 1981: Biggest football attendance: 48,500, Rep of Ireland v France. Lansdowne Road has been the venue for Ireland's Triple Crown-clinching victories in 1982, 1985 and 2004. 1991: Ireland played its first-ever home Rugby World Cup game at Lansdowne in 1991, defeating Zimbabwe by 55-11. 1994: The Barbarians first played at Lansdowne as recently as 1994 when they defeated South Africa 23-15. 2006: Last international 61-17 Ireland win over the Pacific Islanders on 26 November. On new years eve, 2006, Leinster claimed a 20-12 victory against Ulster in the final match at the ground before demolition began. Second-half tries from Owen Finegan and Jamie Heaslip saw them come from behind to beat Ulster.
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