Five Nations - Lansdowne Road, 14 April 1973
Ireland (3) 6 - 4 (0) France (FT)

Notes

 
Result Ireland won by a margin of 2 points
Five Nations points Ireland 2, France 0
 
Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance 50000
 
Referee RF Johnson (England)
 
Ireland Test debuts RJ Clegg, SP Dennison, MAM Quinn
France Test debuts none
 
Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3

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