Five Nations
- Cardiff, 1 February 1997, 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT
Wales
(10)
25 - 26
(20)
Ireland
(FT)
Teams
Wales
Ireland
Tries
Evans 2, LS Quinnell
Tries
Bell, Hickie, Miller
Cons
NR Jenkins 2
Cons
Elwood
Pens
NR Jenkins 2
Pens
Elwood 3
Team
15
FB
Neil Jenkins
14
W
Ieuan Evans
13
C
Scott Gibbs
12
C
Gareth Thomas
11
W
Dafydd James
10
FH
Arwel Thomas
9
SH
Rob Howley
1
P
Christian Loader
2
H
Jonathan Humphreys
(c)
3
P
Dai Young
4
L
Gareth Llewellyn
5
L
Mark Rowley
6
F
Steve Williams
7
F
Colin Charvis
8
N8
Scott Quinnell
Replacements
16
L
Craig Quinnell
17
F
Kingsley Jones
18
Jonathan Davies
19
Paul John
20
Lyndon Mustoe
21
Garin Jenkins
Team
15
FB
Jim Staples
(c)
14
W
Denis Hickie
13
C
Maurice Field
12
C
Jonathan Bell
11
W
Dominic Crotty
10
FH
Eric Elwood
9
SH
Niall Hogan
1
P
Nick Popplewell
2
H
Ross Nesdale
3
P
Paul Wallace
4
L
Paddy Johns
5
L
Jeremy Davidson
6
F
David Corkery
7
F
Denis McBride
8
N8
Eric Miller
Replacements
16
L
Gabriel Fulcher
17
Kurt McQuilkin
18
David Humphreys
19
Stephen McIvor
20
Paul Flavin
21
Shane Byrne
Notes
Result
Ireland won by a margin of 1 point
Five Nations points
Ireland 2, Wales 0
Ground name
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance
53000
Referee
WJ Erickson
(Australia)
Wales Test debuts
none
Ireland Test debuts
DA Hickie
,
RP Nesdale
Other scores
1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier
Singapore
11 - 16
Thailand
Singapore
Five Nations
England
41 - 13
Scotland
Twickenham