Teams

France	Ireland
Tries Lux	Tries RJ McLoughlin, Moloney
Cons Villepreux	Cons none
Pens Villepreux	Pens Kiernan 2
Team 15 FB Pierre Villepreux 14 W Roland Bertranne 13 C Claude Dourthe 12 C Jean-Pierre Lux 11 W Jack Cantoni 10 FH Jean-Louis Berot 9 SH Richard Astre 1 P Armand Vaquerin 2 H Rene Benesis 3 P Jean-Louis Martin 4 L Alain Esteve 5 L Benoit Dauga (c) 6 F Olivier Saisset 7 F Victor Boffelli 8 N8 Yvan Buonomo     Replacements 16 F Jean-Claude Skrela 17 Alain Marot 18 Max Barrau 19 Jean-Claude Rossignol 20 Andre Lubrano	Team 15 FB Tom Kiernan (c) 14 W Tom Grace 13 C Mike Gibson 12 C Kevin Flynn 11 W Arthur McMaster 10 FH Barry McGann 9 SH John Moloney 1 P Ray McLoughlin 2 H Ken Kennedy 3 P Sean Lynch 4 L Willie-John McBride 5 L Con Feighery 6 F Stewart McKinney 7 F Fergus Slattery 8 N8 Denis Hickie     Replacements 16 Anthony Ensor 17 Dick Milliken 18 Colin Grimshaw 19 David Barry 20 Phelim McLoughlin 21 Harold Steele

Notes

Result Ireland won by a margin of 5 points

Five Nations points Ireland 2, France 0

Ground name Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris

Attendance 26939

Referee AR Lewis (Wales)

France Test debuts none

Ireland Test debuts CFP Feighery, TO Grace, SA McKinney, AW McMaster, JJ Moloney

Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3